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Re: Ian Desmond Appreciation Thread
« Reply #300: July 07, 2012, 07:00:26 PM »
Offensively, he's more or less the same hitter he was in 2010 except he has 27 year  old power and not 25 year old.  He's  a case where reality has finally caught up with the projections for the body type.  The other thing that is saving him is he's 1.5 - 2.0 WAR better on defense.  he's gone from stone hands, scatter arm. botch the easy play, throw the ball away to a much more steady, better decision-maker with a strong and reasonably accurate arm.  Having LaRoche at first helps, too, but defense at first doesn't matter. :stir: