Corey Hart’s line going into the night was 0-1-.241. A .241 average never looked so good. Hart had an oblique strain that kept him out of the Brewers lineup for most of April. Obviously the time he has missed might have something to do with his performance on the field, but if we just take the numbers at face value it’s clear that Hart is in for a “back to reality” kind of season.
Last season his HR:FB rate was 16.8% which was a career high and almost double what it was the season before. Hart’s fly balls are down by almost 10% so far this season, so the home runs could very well be back in the territory of 19 home runs which he averaged from 2007 through 2009. He also struck out a career worst 25% of the time last year and early in this season hasn’t reversed that trend.
All of that being said, this isn’t the time for selling Hart. It’s actually the time to buy looking at the stats and the way his game is trending. He has hit in 8 str...
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