Swinging big and trading off strikeouts for power dates back as far as Babe Ruth, but not everyone who whiffs a lot generates enough power to offset the strikeouts. Let's look at the worst performers from 2012 in striking out without the power.
A WAR of 2.0 is considered to be the norm for an average major leaguer, yet an interesting group of players found their WAR totals to be around that mark in 2012.
Beyond the Box Score Power Rankings: Week 26
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2011 BsRized standings through June.
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2011 BsRized standings through June 2.
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April 2011 standings recreated using a Base Runs run estimator in conjunction with PythagenPat--a win% estimator.
