Quote Originally Posted by Hondo View Post
Dude, no offense... But Kepp is a Role Player at best... Hariston is hitting like.316 and was hitting .340 for the first 20 games he was here as well...

Bako was hitting what? .370 at some point?

Kepp is a fine hitter, but some people make him out to be Michael Young, which he is not... He is a guy that is going to hit .290-.300 and have gap power... Not a Starter... Unless he was playing for the Royals.
Kepp is a career .320 hitter in the minors and .313 hitter in 3 years in the majors. He was leading this team in RBIs. He has OPSed over .800 this year and over .850 last year. His OBP last year was .400 and was .373 this year. Kepp is 28, Hairston is 32. Last year for Kepp was better than any year Hairston has had. And one thing you cannot measure in stats, Kepp is straight CLUTCH. I like Hairston and we should ride him while he's hot. But Kepp is a diamond in the rough and the best pure hitter on this team.