I think these things are created by agents to justify getting a below average player decent money. I don't think you can copy and paste stats when switching leagues. A NL pitcher throws to 8 legit hitters while an AL pitcher throws to 9 and the guy batting in his spot is often one of the best hitters on the team as long as they are not managed by Renteria. I do think there is some caution when our eyes look at paper and not look what goes on in the field.
I'd love to see what the exit velocity was when Jim Rice lined one in the first row of the CF bleachers at old Comiskey. Then CF marking was 475 ft. It was ruled a double. Only later the camera revealed it would have been a homer but that's how hard he hit it.
Maybe they are just really bad. It's a shame that someone in the pen not named Bummer would rise to the occasion and go into mental midget mode when the starter gives up 6 runs.
But the individual does. There is this strange sense of betrayal. The ownership reinvents stupid every day. How many times did we hear "show up and we'll make the team better"? Imagine Domino's saying eat more of our pizza and we'll make it better?
It's more logical to drop this team until there is new ownership. You hope the new ownership would gut out the organization. Then again new ownership could be worse.
But we still have to cherry pick on why he sucks. I think it's great he got that many RBIs with the clean up hitter having an avg. only shared by NL pitchers.