Brad Hawpe was a perennial revo fave, a no-nonsense plugger who didn't really excite, but you could depend on for .290/.380/23/85, his typical line over a four year stretch. He got you a good BA, a better than average OBP, solid power and run production, and the possibility of a breakout, usually for a discounted price. But then one day the bottom just fell out, and his days of dependability were over. His power disappeared overnight, and just when fantasy players were trying to cut their losses, the Rockies did too, dropping him like a Kim Kardashian ex-boyfriend.
The Rays picked him up but he barely played -- and barely hit -- and suddenly, in the span of one disastrous season, Brad Hawpe was completely washed-up at age 31.
The Padres are taking a chance that he still has something left in the tank, hiring him to compete with fellow washout Jorge Cantu, as a one-year fill-in for Adrian Gonzalez.
Hawpe doesn't have any excuse to fall back on -- his BABIP was as normal as ever, his LD% didn't fluctuate, but his HR/FB went down from his average of 11.2% to 7.6%. Still, that's not a big enough drop to explain his downfall.
So what do you think about Hawpe in '11? Is he kaput? Can he rebound back to his steady self?
I think he rebounds back to a shade beneath his former level, but Petco won't help him any:
.279/65/17/75 in 465 ABs.
The Rays picked him up but he barely played -- and barely hit -- and suddenly, in the span of one disastrous season, Brad Hawpe was completely washed-up at age 31.
The Padres are taking a chance that he still has something left in the tank, hiring him to compete with fellow washout Jorge Cantu, as a one-year fill-in for Adrian Gonzalez.
Hawpe doesn't have any excuse to fall back on -- his BABIP was as normal as ever, his LD% didn't fluctuate, but his HR/FB went down from his average of 11.2% to 7.6%. Still, that's not a big enough drop to explain his downfall.
So what do you think about Hawpe in '11? Is he kaput? Can he rebound back to his steady self?
I think he rebounds back to a shade beneath his former level, but Petco won't help him any:
.279/65/17/75 in 465 ABs.
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