Whatever happened to Darin Erstad's power?

From 1997 - 2000, Erstad averaged more than 18 homers a season, since then
he has had only one season of double digits, a plebian 10 in 2002. During
1997 - 2000, his slg % was consistently in the .480s or better. Since
then, his high was .389 in 2002. These are terrible dropoffs ... is his
bat over the hill? Have running into outfield fences taken their toll? Has
his big contract lessened his drive? He is certainly the least power
hitting 1B in baseball ... should he be traded for a better 1B, to a team
that needs a defensive outfielder?

"Dan Shackelford" <danshack.TakeThisOut@nospam.ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.04.28.15.55.48.239223@nospam.ix.netcom.com...
> From 1997 - 2000, Erstad averaged more than 18 homers a season, since then
> he has had only one season of double digits, a plebian 10 in 2002. During
> 1997 - 2000, his slg % was consistently in the .480s or better. Since
> then, his high was .389 in 2002. These are terrible dropoffs ... is his
> bat over the hill? Have running into outfield fences taken their toll? Has
> his big contract lessened his drive? He is certainly the least power
> hitting 1B in baseball ... should he be traded for a better 1B, to a team
> that needs a defensive outfielder?
>
>

I think his ex-wife got 90% of his opposite field power as part of his
divorce settlement.

friggen lawyers.....