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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
But some guys are just first half hitters. And when it's a guy that's as remarkably aggressive as Perez, isn't it likely that pitchers just do a better job of exploiting his aggressive tendencies as the season progresses?
There's no question that he needs more rest but as a fan of the only guy in baseball that rivals Perez in terms of being overworked - Yadier Molina - I've seen that it isn't a season long thing that tends to surface with him. Molina's first and second half splits are virtually identical and in fact his 2nd half splits tend to be better, but it's his performance shortly after those breaks (rare though they may be) that shows a spike.
These catchers that are getting flogged aren't necessarily breaking down in August anymore than they are in May. It's on consecutive start #10, 11, 12, etc.... and you can run into that just as badly early in the year as you can later on.
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This is where the eye test has to come in. If you watched him everyday, I think you'd see a guy whose approach is bad to start with and gets even worse as he gets tired/worn down.
Your point about multiple days in a row is a good one, but I think that becomes even more of a factor as the year goes on. The cumulative grind makes that even worse.
Ultimately, i think it is worth experimenting with using him at DH 1x a week to see if you can pick up those vanishing 100-150 OPS points.
The rigors of the position would likely still be a factor, but if you get a .770/.700 half split instead of .770/.620, that's valuable unless you have a bat that demands those DH abs.
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