If a player is a career .210 hitter and he is in a year where he is hitting .300 10 games in, will he regress back towards .210 by the end of the season. Statistics and probability says it is more likely he will than continue to hit .300 the whole year
This it like the first half of a basketball game when the game is over does anyone really care what happened in the first half or quarter? It's the last quarter that matters
no you should but by the same token, you should not hesitate to use a pitcher who is pitching below his average, he' likely to improve back to his lifetime average soon
not at all but to expect a pitcher to perform perfectly is unrealistic just as we all knew that the Jays could not perform like they did on their winning streak all year long.
JAYS are in such a funk now lineup tweeks won't make one iota of difference. this team is headed for third place and will need to fight tooth and nail for a wild card spot