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Dee Gordon and the best slap-hitting seasons in baseball

Dee Gordon's batting average on balls in play finally dipped under .400 for the first time all season, and his subsequent .339/.360/.418 batting line (.338 wOBA) is the worst that it has been all year long. Gordon's line is undergoing the slow regression to the mean that was expected all of this time ago, and the only thing masking his declining work over the last few months is the fantastic start he had in April and early May.

Still, Gordon is hitting well enough and, just as importantly, defending well enough to be a deserving All-Star starting second baseman.