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I'm not sayinga he hashas hit well. He has still been better than Izturis and projects to be better. Interesting factoid: Out pf all hitters with over 4000 pa's Izturis has the 9th lowest wRC+ (61) of all time. Not surprising. I have seriously yet to see him hit a ball hard this entire season. Maysonette provides comparable defense and at least a modicum of offensive firepower. Another guy coming off the DL that is being out-performed by his replacement is Estrada. Both guys have 5 starts now and Fiers is clearly the better pitcher. More consistent, better location pitcher, strikes out more guys, gives up fewer dingers.
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Actually it kinda does. How many 80+ RBI seasons does Yuni have? Why 80? That seems like a random number. He's got 3 of 67+, which is a decent number for a SS. Casey McGehee also had 104. Its been pointed out many times here that RBI are more reflective of where you bat in the order and whether you have opportunities with men on base. Obviously you still have to hit the ball but like I said high RBI doesn't automatically equal good. You have to look at the big picture. Guys who can't hit consistently (McGehee, Yuni) aren't going to get put into RBI spots in the order and aren't going to produce career numbers like Ramirez. High RBI, consistently, does mean you're good.
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Actually it kinda does. How many 80+ RBI seasons does Yuni have?
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Absolutely criminal. Five or six strikes called balls. Is this not the same umpire Lawry threw his helmet at?
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Three balls absolutely scorched by Green, Weeks and Ransom. Two outs and one baserunner to show for it. Sometimes I hate this game.
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That HR highlighted just how bad Craig Coshun's HR calls are. "Corey Hart To right. Pretty deep. Revere looking up. That ball is......out of here? Home run for Hart!". Hart is practically rounding second by the time Coshun realizes what happened.
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That's a rational response. I was trying to dispel the notion that he's had an "atrocious" minor league career offensively. Simply not true. His numbers and projections are not that far off from Kotarras's. I think you lose very little offensively, and gain a ton defensively if you promote MM to the backup position once Lucroy gets back.
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Where are some of you guys getting your information? In his last 2 full seasons in the minors (2010 and 2011), Maldonado hit .239 and .287. He hit .321 in the games he played at Nashville. For comparison, Kottaras hit .241 and .243 in his last 2 minor league seasons. Kottaras's career MLB average? That'd be 0.223 with a .734 OPS. Do you honestly believe, at 25, Maldanado can't do at least that or better?
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The mentality that you can't lose your position due to injury is way too simplistic, especially when you're talking about guys who were backups to begin with (Estrada, Izturus) and when your team is barely treading water and fighting to get back to .500. If your replacement is outperforming you before your injury, no way should your starting spot be guaranteed. Sure as hell doesn't work that way in the NFL.
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Nothing but pure speculation on my behalf but Tampa or Pittsburgh could be a possible landing spot for Kottaras if the Brewers don't want to carry three catchers on the roster when Lucroy gets back. Don't know the chances of a trade happening but I just don't see George getting any significant playing time in the second half of the season. (Barring another injury, of course)
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Kottaras in the lineup because...? Giving Maldonado an extra day? RR wants to use him against RHP and Maldonado for LHP and was waiting for George to get healthy to do this? Showcasing him for a possible trade?
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The KC faithful have to be delighted to have Yuni B. back on their squad.
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The Brooks Conrad experiment needs to end.
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Lucroy is the starting catcher AINEC. The bigger question is what to do with Kottaras when Lucroy comes back? Trade?
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I'm still going to be cheering for him but it's hard to justify batting Weeks higher than 6th. Hasn't displayed any consistency. Is woeful with RISP.
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Watching the replay I'm going to disagree. When the throw gets cut off at the mound, Green is 3 feet from the plate. No way he's out. Kid has a pretty decent motor and his starting to heat up a little himself at the plate.
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Looked to be the case. I'm no Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, but I wouldn't be shocked to see him sit a game or two.
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Not really true. 2 really bad starts, 6 okay-to-good starts heading into tonight. Going to be digging out of that ERA for awhile, though. Disagree. As far as this season goes, he's every bit as bad as his soon to be 7+ ERA and 1.9+ WHIP would indicate. In his defense, the defense ain't doing him any favors this inning. But I'm sure Ricke will make up for that embarrassing gaffe with a stellar at bat in the bottom of the inning.
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A little early to bust out the anointing oil but is Maysonet a viable option as a starting SS?
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Absitively. I like him in the #2 spot, even though it's probably temporary.
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Asking him to go opposite field on an outside pitch is not calling for a fundamental approach change. As GormanHarvey pointed out, this is a classic case of situational hitting where a team mentality is needed.
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His first choice shouldn't be a ground out but good hitters find a way to move the runner over in that situation, especially in a 0-0 game where one run could win the game. Hart is been in the league six years now. He has to be able to make plays like this to help the team. He's also failing to protect the plate on 3-2 counts and looking for a walk instead of a hit. Pitchers know this and are constantly ringing him up. Look at the two NL leaders in total strikeouts and strikeout percentage. Hart and Weeks. At the very least Weeks is trying to swing his way out of it.
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Tim Dillard warming up in the Brewer bullpen. Don't see how this could turn pear shaped.
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Bounty-gate. Who-dat gonna kiss their 2012 draft goodbye?
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Bravo! I think you summed it up very nicely. This would also explain why the lab chief in Montreal reported no degradation.