Hardy, Valbuena nice value plays 

April, 5, 2010
04/05/10
1:54
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By Jason Grey, Special to ESPN.com

Count me among those who believe J.J Hardy bounces back nicely this season. After back-to-back seasons of at least 24 homers, Hardy hit just .229 with 11 homers last year and was even demoted at one point.

One of the surest bets of the offseason was that Hardy was going to be dealt somewhere so the Milwaukee Brewers could make room for Alcides Escobar, and with the Minnesota Twins the notoriously streaky Hardy has the starting job to show last year was an aberration.


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Jason Grey
Jason Grey

Jason joined ESPN.com in 2008. Prior to that, he was a columnist for MLB.com and SI.com. A graduate of the MLB Scouting Bureau Scout Development Program, he has also done scouting projects for multiple major league teams.

Jason won his third Tout Wars title in 2010 to follow up his second LABR title in 2009, and his writing has been nominated for multiple awards by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. In his "spare" time, he also serves as an official scorer for the Arizona Rookie League.

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