There have been plenty of columnists saying that Manny’s washed up, got nothing in the tank, is a mere shell of his former self, etc etc etc. The only problem is that doesn’t really jive with the facts. Aaron Gleeman from Hardball Talk with some numbers:
“Since “he was busted for being a performance-enhancing drug cheat” Ramirez has batted .287 with a .396 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage in 143 games. That works out to an .896 OPS, which is the best on the Dodgers during that time and ranks 12th in the entire National League, directly behind Adrian Gonzalez (.916) and Ryan Howard (.903) and right ahead of Hanley Ramirez (.877) and Ryan Braun (.865).”
The dude may not care for rules, proper etiquette, or fielding, but he knows how to hit.
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