10 who project to be worse
Players who are likely to see their stats shrink in 2013
Originally Published: February 24, 2013
By
Ben Lindbergh | Baseball Prospectus
Yesterday we looked at five position players and five pitchers whom BP's projection system, PECOTA, believes are in for big improvements in 2013. Today we'll tackle the players who, according to PECOTA, will suffer some of the largest declines.
Hitters

Mike Trout, OF, Los Angeles Angels
2012 stats: .326 AVG/.399 OBP/.564 SLG (9.1 WARP)
Projected 2013 stats: .287/.354/.470 (5.3 WARP)
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