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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
13 at bats........ If he played regularly, he would get that in 3 games. I thought hitting about .350 in September(playing regularly) would of gotten him a regular job. I was wrong about that. If plays daily, I think the youngsta will hit, and run very fast. Hopefully, he gets traded to a team that will play him daily. Emmanuel Burris got the job at 2nd base(by hitting .400 in spring training.) He is like 2 for 40 as a left-handed batter this year. They aren't gunna keep doing that too much longer. They can either call up Frandsen, or use Velez. The guy playing in Left Field is hitting for average, and OBP. He has exactly 1 RBI all year !!! 20 hits...1 RBI. Velez will get a lot more RBI, but his OBP won't be as good(Lewis has 10 walks.) Lewis and Burris do some really stupid stuff(baseball I.Q. for both is s-hit.) Tonite, Lewis dropped the easiest flyball all year(AND IT LED TO A CHEAP RUN.)
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Velez got sent down Monday and recalled yesterday due to an injury. Velez is just a 25th man. OPS will never go past .700. .680 will be at best. He can play any position, but is a liability on the infield. For a team that lacks offense, they can't afford to put him on the field. Burriss is only 24 and part of their future. Considered the 2nd fastest player behind Bonifacio (who's falling flat on his face). If Burriss struggles, they'll just swap him with Frandsen, who is performing decently in Fresno. They'll keep both playing full time. Juan Uribe is in front of Velez as the 1st Utility infielder. I don't Velez will have a better chance for any team (unless its Cincy or Houston). Lewis, Rowand and Winn are the best Ofers they have on defense. Schierholtz is their top PH. They are going to go to him more in the stretch. Velez had a shot yesterday after Broxton walked in the tying run, and he whiffed chasing. His stance does not look good up there. Confidence could be shaken.
I agree with you on Fred Lewis. He belongs in the 1,2, or 8 spot. Actually trading Winn or benching Lewis to give Schierholtz more at-bats is what should be happening right now.