Official 2011-2012 Texas Rangers' Offseason Thread

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Originally Posted by Ninkobei

The ticket did a numbers break down of so-called "Fat Bats" earlier. Normal players hit their peak at 26, but fatbats peak at 23, with a steady level-off or decline in production. And when they hit 30 things just fall apart. Fielder is 5'11 275lbs that should be very concerning. Also apparently his 1st base defense is marginal.

edit: also JD said that Fielder was never really a target, but he won't close the door and is always open for business. However he didn't sound too optimistic about signing him.

Who on the ticket did this? Because while "fat bats" (meaning big sluggers who are typically three true outcome hitters) do tend to break down faster, a peak at 23 sounds ridiculous. I very, very seriously doubt this "study".