I don't think the Higginson comparison holds any weight in regards to Hall. .224 .329 .393 .320 .404 .577 .299 .379 .520 .284 .355 .480 .239 .351 .382 .300 .377 .538 .277 .367 .445 .282 .345 .417 .235 .320 .369 .246 .353 .388 .077 .111 .077 That's his BA, OBP, SLG% in his career. While it is true that he had a down year in 1999 it did only last for one year. We are now well into year two of Hall's slump. Higginson's OPS+ in 1999 was 88, Hall's was 89 last year. However Higginson rebounded in 2000 with an OPS+ of 134. Hall's currently sits at 76. Higginson had a pretty bad rookie year, followed it up with three good to great seasons, slumped for a year, followed it up again with three more good to great seasons, then fell off for two years before he was put on the bench in his final year. Hall started off with sporadic playing time in his first three years and didn't play very well. Then he got more playing time and posted two good to great seasons and then followed it up with a mediocre season and now this year.