More on Dan Uggla's Slump

Just a quick tidbit I caught when looking more at Dan Uggla's struggles, after hearing that he was out of the lineup for the first time all season tonight. In his five years with the Marlins, Uggla produced almost 20 runs above average when facing an opposing pitchers fastball (96.5 runs above average total in 5 years). This year, he is already 4.4 runs below average against the fastball. This is an astonishing turn, and frankly one that I don't see continuing. People don't just forget how to hit fastballs when they turn 31, and I expect Uggla to produce against this pitch more in the future. And as I pointed out in my previous post about him, he could start by swinging at better fastballs (and any pitch in general). He's made a living killing fastballs in the past, and he should do it again. If he doesn't, well, the Braves will want their money back.