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Originally Posted by horseofcourse
The problem with the team this year is not defense to this point. Cabrera will be the full time shorstop at some point if not right now as you prefer. I think the biggest concern right now is the complete lack of power from the three "power" hitters alledgedly...Hafner, Martinez and Garko. Martinez is hitting well, but as of mid May you generally want more than Zero homers from your cleanup hitter. The only player in the lineup having his "typical" type season is Sizemore. No one else is even really close. Incredible as it may seem, I'd actually call Blake their second most productive offensive player so far behind Sizemore. That is not really what you want. Hafner is the guy completely killing them I think. Shelton's usefullness as a hitting coach seems to be fading to me. They are not .500 right now becuase of poor defense or pitching. It is completely offensively related. You should generally win games you get 9 shutout innings from your starter.
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I can't argue that for the most part....but great plays by at least Gutierrez and Martinez avoided late inning runs in that game.
It's really baffling and it's a shame the great pitching they get is too often wasted.Wedge continuing to mess with young talent,though,really s upsetting. If you choose to go with Fransisco and Frank...then play them every day.You won't know what you have until you find out so one has to show these guys some confidence.Not that it's the problem...but he messes with young talent too much.