Jeff Brantley, during ESPN’s Red Sox-Rangers broadcast, on underachieving Sox first baseman Kevin Millar:
“I think a lot of his power numbers have suffered simply because he’s had to share time with John Olerud, who’s now on the DL.”
Kevin Millar’s April SLG: .307
Kevin Millar’s May SLG: .327
So not only is Brantley wrong, the exact opposite of what he said is true. Kevin Millar’s ability to hit for power increased dramatically immediately after John Olerud arrived and supposedly took away his rhythm as a hitter. June was by far Millar’s best month.
Maybe the fact that Millar no longer had to face lefties (against whom he has a .604 OPS) was more important than the hypothetical (psychological?) disadvantage of sharing time.
Labels: jeff brantley, kevin millar
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