The numbers have been staggering when you look at the first half of the season and the second half. Something happened toward the end of June that has drastically changed his approach to the plate and results. I know he still can have at bats that resemble the 0-2 pop-up to 2nd, but his numbers have been really impressive lately. If you look at it by month, May was the only truly bad month and he had a BABIP of .182. His July was very good with a BABIP of .300. I know babip isn't the end-all-be-all, but you have to think that he wasn't as bad as we all expected/witnessed during the first half of the year. Do we have to give major props to Sveum? I know Rock has been praising the new approach and I can't disagree that something has changed. Obviously, the guy still is horrendous in the field, but dare I say he has been a positive contributor? Would it stun anyone if we pick up his option? Someone convince me that this guy is just a fraud...