Can Hanley Be Elite Again?

[Todd]

I am starting to think NO myself and it greatly saddens me to say it.

[McLevin]

The poor road OPS is because they are lamenting about the new ballpark while they are on the road

[KnuckleBalls]

I hope he gets pissed off at all of the attention that GianCarlo gets. Perhaps professional jealousy will convince him to stop half-assing things and instead focus on being the player he was.

[Ramp]

I highly doubt that Hanley is half-assing it at the plate and the video room

[Swifty]

His May was pretty much "old Hanley." .322/.364/.525

Just to move the conversation along, his HR numbers have been pretty consistent (4 in April, 4 in May, 3 in June) it's been his double totals that really swing his SLG in a big way month-to-month, 10 in May, 7 combined in April/June. 8 of his 17 doubles have come on the road (6/12 HRs).

Even in the bad months, his walk rates have been encouraging (certainly by Hanley standards). I think he'll come around; he looked locked in on Saturday, scorched 3 balls to left, 3 outs, and got his only hit on a stupid bleeder to right.

[Bobbob1313]

Just to move the conversation along, his HR numbers have been pretty consistent (4 in April, 4 in May, 3 in June) it's been his double totals that really swing his SLG in a big way month-to-month, 10 in May, 7 combined in April/June. 8 of his 17 doubles have come on the road (6/12 HRs).

To put an even finer point on it, his BABIP is pretty much what to look at here:

March: .228 BABIP, .706 OPS
April: .351 BABIP, .890 OPS
May: .250 BABIP, .693 OPS

If he can get back to consistent .330+ BABIP, which he did every year until '11, he'll be 'old Hanley.'

This season, he’s posting his best LD% since ’09, as well as his lowest GB%.

I feel like he's primed for a .900 OPS second half, if things break right for him.