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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Yep. He doesn't have the power, but he's got excellent on base skills, plate disciple and he makes excellent contact. He's a VERY tough out in general. Plus Mesoraco just looks like a middle of the order bat in the making. Putting them both there just keeps the rest of the lineup stable as Dusty obviously loves doing.
Personally, I've got no problem with it being Votto & Bruce back to back 3/4 but Dusty seems to be obviously opposed to that idea unless he's got no other options. So if that idea is off the table...I'd like to see the tough out there.
Last edited by _Sir_Charles_; 05-02-2012 at 09:03 PM.
Bruce is going to homer soon
I think the offensive roster needs an overhaul. Third, LF, and CF needs to be addressed with big bats. Then put Stubbs, Rolen, etc in for defense and spot starting. Lots of guys can hit. We could find these bats.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
I don't see Dusty hitting Votto & Bruce back to back very often. So I'm thinking outside of the box with that option off the table.
As I said, Hanny doesn't have power, but he also isn't a strikeout waiting to happen...or a DP.
Stubbs is a high K chance no matter where you put him. Phillips just alters his approach too much in the cleanup role. We know how Rolen is there. The options are just too limited, so thinking outside of the box might just be the answer.
No one is on in front of him. Rarely anyhow. Most of his career, he batted 8th.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Just try and get to Marmol at this point. Then anything can happen.
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