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Published: April 3, 2013
Always keep in mind the counterintuitive notion that when a player has a very above average season and you expect his true talent to improve, say, because he is very young, guess what? If he does improve in true talent he will still likely have a much worse season. Mike Trout is a great case in point. We expect his talent to improve and we also expect him to have a much worse season! The public generally does not understand that concept but it is an important one.
— MGL








