you're thinking about the 30-day disabled list. that's the most recently, uh, disabled disabled list.More likely just got it confused with the minor's 7 Day DL
So we have 3 LH hitters in the lineup and 2 of them are back to back. Now I guess giving Dusty a big hint when to go to his left handed reliever is sporting and all.....
There isn't any real proof his approach has changed. His O-swing% is 29.6% vs 31.3%in his career. Now his O-contact% is way up over his career but right where it was last year 71.9% vs 68.1%. So maybe he actually changed last year and his injury masked it. But there really isn't any proof of anything right now other then his wlak rate which has already started to go down.
No in general hits are better than walks because walks never move a player more than one base (ie you can't go from 1B to 3B on a walk). A walk is about worth 2/3rd of a hit if I remember right. That said all that is captured in SLG.
No. The NBA's problem is the talent is just so concentrated that for every generation of players (say every 10 years or so) there are only a handful that are really talented enough to fuel winners. Basically its like elite level QBs but with only a handful of players to try to make up for lacking one instead of 21 other players.
Yes. Its not really that close. Tulo plays great defense and Braun plays horrible defense. Now you could argue that Tulo's bat is a Coor's phenomena but even if his road stats are his "true" talent then he is Braun's equal at least.
Well it is a joke they kept Reed who has constantly proven he isn't a player over Boggs and Kotsay can't play RF so playing him over Boggs isn't a good move.