Throughout the offseason, The Nats Blog will look back at every player’s 2012 season to summarize and analyze his performance, and we’ll look ahead to his possible role in 2013. We’ll go from #1 Steve Lombardozzi all the way to #63 Henry Rodriguez until Spring Training. Enjoy.
Michael Morse didn’t participate in Act One of the Washington Nationals’ rise to prominence in 2012, but the goofiest National didn’t let his team have all the fun without him.
Morse returned to the lineup on June 2 after being sidelined for the first two months of the season with a lat injury. His batting average steadily climbed through the month of June, and his numbers stayed consistently high all season as he continued to make solid contributions to a Nationals lineup that grew more potent at the season progressed.
In 102 games, Morse put together a power hitter’s slash line of .291/.321/.470 with 18 home runs and 97 strikeouts. And for all 406 at-bats, Nats fans were there cheering on their b...
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Xavier Nady,
Chien-Ming Wang,
Sandy Leon,
Ryan Perry
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics
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