The return of Joe Panik, excellent second baseman

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The title of my projection for Joe Panik last year was titled, “Joe Panik is going to be healthy and excellent this year.”

In retrospect, that was probably a little much.

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Joe Panik, 2016 projected

PA: 601

AVG: .310

OBP: .377

SLG: .451

HR: 11

SB: 13

CS: 3

Joe Panik, 2016 actual

PA: 526

AVG: .239

OBP: .315

SLG: .379

HR: 10

SB: 5

CS: 0

At least I came close to the home runs?

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I never thought I would see Joe Panik hit .239. At least, not until he was 41, or some nonsense. I wasn’t sure if the power would ever get him in the double-digit-dinger club, and that was going to mean that he was never going to be a hyper-OBP/high-walk player because pitchers wouldn’t be as…