In 2010 and in 2012, Adam LaRoche had 100 rbi seasons. In between, it was a different story.
At age 31, Adam LaRoche had a painful year in 2011 with the Nationals. In 43 games (42 of them he started, by the way), he hit .172 in 151 at-bats with just three homeruns. Compare that to his 25 homers in ‘10 and 33 this year. There was just nothing going right for Adam whose offense suffered due to a shoulder injury.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Totals | 43 | 177 | 151 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 37 | .172 | .288 | .258 |
There will always be a spot for a 1B-4 on most APBA teams. I’ll say that up front. Unless you’re lucky enough to have a 1B-5 like Albert Pujols (yay me!), he can always come in for defense.
LaRoche’s 2011 APBA card won’t put out the offense that you might expect him to. With hit numbers like 0-0-8-8-9-9, he’s hard pressed to hit a single unless you’re facing a D pitcher.
LaRoche’s saving grace is that he does have five 14s. That’s a pretty good number of them though it may have prevented him from getting that third 8. That said, it gives him a total of seven on base chances against an A pitcher. That’s not good but it’s not bad either especially considering he batted .172 Take into consideration that he had a OBP of .288 and it’s darn impressive.
LaRoche trivia: Adam LaRoche has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Never knew that before. Jokes aside, it’s to his credit he does as well as he does on the ballfield.
