Two years into a five-year, $64 million contract, Adrian Beltre has produced a .262 average, 44 home runs, and 176 RBIs. However, after the All Star break in 2006, Beltre slugged .552 with a whopping 18 home runs. Does this strong second half bode well for a turn-around in 2007, or will Mariners fans have to deal with 'A-Drain' once again? This blog intends to follow the 2007 season for Adrian Beltre, and the Seattle Mariners, and promises to hold no punches.
First of many comparisons between Felix and Nolan Ryan?
Published 4/15/2007 by true_slicky | E-mail this post
Somehow owning Felix Hernandez in my head-to-head Yahoo! fantasy baseball league isn't preventing my team from struggling mightily in the early goings on, but the following player note caught my eye:
Is Nolan Ryan the career path we can expect from the King?
According to The Seattle Times' Larry Stone, over 17 innings this season,
Seattle Mariners SP Felix Hernandez has given up just four hits in 53 at-bats,
an .075 average by opponents. The last time a pitcher threw that many innings
while holding his opponents to such a low batting average in his first two
starts of the season was in 1970, when New York Mets SP Nolan Ryan (three hits in 51 at-bats) and Baltimore Orioles SP Tom Phoebus (four hits in 53 at-bats)
accomplished it.
Is Nolan Ryan the career path we can expect from the King?
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