Daily Graphing – Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra has had a rough couple of years. He went from being one of the premiere shortstops in the baseball, to an oft injured scapegoat. He didn't even get to celebrate a World Series championship with the team he spent so many years with. He's played only143 games the past two seasons, but how did a healthy Nomar Garciappara perform when he returned for the final two months of this past season?

Surprisingly it looks like he was back to his old self, as far as batting average goes. After he returned from his groin injury, he batted a very old-Nomar like .318. Not only was he hitting for average, but he was also hitting for power. In August and September he hit all of his 9 home runs.

If Nomar Garciappara can remain healthy for an entire season (and that's a big if), it looks like he still has the ability to be one of the best offensive shortstops in baseball. When he finally does play an entire season, I'm sure there will be a comeback player of the year award waiting for him.