Juan Rivera: Man Crush

Ok, remember 2006?

That's when it started for me.

Who is this guy?

He's so different.

Where has he been all my life?

Ok, so that's a little much, I'll admit.

Or is it?

In 2006, Juan Rivera hit .310 with 23 HRs and 85 RBIs in 124 games.

He was on fire from July to August.

He was pencilled into starting LF last year, maybe platooning with Garret Anderson, and  he would certainly have a number of DH opportunities.

Then, it all went awry.

He severely broke his leg in winter ball and took the majority of the 2007 season off to recover, appearing in only 14 games.

2008 was rough, too, for a variety of reasons, and the slugger-in-waiting was limited to 89 games with the Angels' outfield depth chart his bi...

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