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Originally Posted by HawksBraves
Hanson's 9.6 K/9 rate this year disagrees. He may not get as much hype in the media, but it is certainly not because he is a "contact pitcher". He is very much a strikeout pitcher.
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Originally Posted by burke23
I'm amazed at how little love Hanson is getting in the hobby. It would cost more to buy a Taillon or Shelby Miller orange auto (or maybe even Kyle Gibson) than the last few hanson's have sold for. That's ridiculous.
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agreed...the price on his cards absolutely tanked as of this spring training.. the wife and I were collecting him through 2009 and pretty much through all of last year until we shifted our focus primarily to venters.... the first year hanson cards and even low numbered or high grade ones are ridiculously cheap now compared to what they should be. my only concern with him longterm is wearing his arm out within the next couple of years due to his stressful delivery..its why I haven't put much into his cards and pick up what we can now for a good deal. easily my favorite starter on the braves though since i got back into baseball 2 1/2 years ago
also on topic.... freddie freeman has been putting up killer numbers over the past month and a half