Check out Cody's numbers since being traded. He has homered in
5 (Strait) games.
Code:2008 Season Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS CHA SOU .257 73 226 32 58 17 3 5 19 96 14 55 4 3 .305 .425 .729 WIL CAR .305 43 154 30 47 8 1 10 30 87 15 30 7 2 .368 .565 .933
Not overly surprising considering the Royals dropped him from AA to A+. He should be putting up solid numbers at that level.
Strait should join Jerry Gil.
Funny what being a 25 year old in A+ ball can do for a guy. The guy has been in the majors since most of his competition was in high school...
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
I think the difference is that he is getting a chance to play everyday.
He didn't have that chance this year. It's hard to put up good numbers
when you are only playing part of the time. Sometimes it takes some guy's
longer to figure it out than others.
When did Strait go to the Royals? I must have missed that.
The Chattanooga newspaper reported it on July 2ndOriginally Posted by Superdude
I haven't researched it further, but it doesn't look like the PTBNL has been sent yet.Strait was traded to the Kansas City Royals organization for a player to be named later. He was assigned to Wilmington (High-A) of the Carolina League.
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I've always liked Strait and am glad to see he's doing well. I agree his success probably has a lot to do with getting to play every day and maybe also with the gradual recovery from the terrible beaning last year. The kid has a lot of guts.
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