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Old 02-14-2016, 04:29 PM   #5275
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Originally Posted by Damian Rey 2.0 View Post
You can't just graph international players' numbers and say "oh if he comes close" because the league he was posting those numbers in isc the equivalent of AA or AAA at best. He's not going to be facing the same inferior talent.

Can you name even 10 guys in the least 20 years who came over from Japan or other country who came over here and hit like gangbusters? Can you name even 5?
Fangraphs is projecting 1.7 wins above replacement with a .273/.338/.420 batting line and 18 home runs for Kim which would be miles above what they had last yesr
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