08-20-2013, 03:16 PM
Quote:Average OPS of Full Time DH's by Year:
2005 0.821615
2006 0.821692
2007 0.811385
2008 0.768267
2009 0.749313
2010 0.737688
2011 0.710143
2012 0.677125
2013 0.748250
It isn't as bad as I thought, but it does appear that teams are not as willing to throw around as much money to one-dimensional players as in years past.
I don't think you can properly draw that conclusion unless you consider similar analysis for other hitters. Offense is down across the board the last several years.