In the final installment of the five biggest surprises on the Washington Nationals roster, we take a look at the team's MVP: Michael Morse.
Entering the 2011 season, there was no doubt that NatsTown expected big things out of Morse, who hit .289 with 15 HR and 41 RBI in just 266 at-bats in 2010. There was no doubt that Morse would get much more playing time in 2011 than in previous seasons, it just wasn't clear where until 1B Adam LaRoche went down for the season with a shoulder injury.
After a rough April coming off of an outstanding spring training, Morse simply went on a tear for the next two months, batting .337 with an astronomical 1.060 OPS and 14 HRs in May and June. If it weren't for the month of April, when Morse sported a .211/.253/.268 slash line, he would have been a guaranteed All-Star for the Nationals.
Looking back to do some comparative work, Morse's numbers during his first 5 MLB seasons with the Mariners and Nationals are surprisingly impressi...
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Adam LaRoche,
Ryan Langerhans,
Ryan Zimmerman,
Cristian Guzman,
Dmitri Young,
Jose Bautista
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
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