Key Stats: Chris Johnson hit .351 with runners on base last season. That was great. What wasn't great is that he only started 90 games because the Astros waited too long to cut their losses with Pedro Feliz and that 70% of Johnson's at-bats were while he was hitting 6th or further down in the batting order. If Johnson's numbers were projected over a 162 game season, he would have had 20 home runs and 94 RBI. And that doesn't take into account what will happen if the Astros move into a better part of the order.Skeptics Say: Johnson hit .414 in limited action in June. He sizzled in July with a .359 average. That went down to .306 in August. And it went down further to .267 in September. For good measure in his three October games, Johnson hit just .182. Perhaps he hit a wall or perhaps teams began to find a hole in his game. The numbers indicate that he has difficulty with off-speed pitches and lefties. Johnson will have to adjust.Peer Comparison: Johnson wasn't th...
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