he had a rough September, but it was not the end of the world bad....for example, he had an OPS of .619 in September which is not great....but is better than Shogo and Tucker have this season, and was only slightly lower than Farmer and Moustakas have this season. Also, he hit 5 HR's in September which is as many or more than everyone on this roster this season expect Winker, Castellanos, Geno and Galvis. His 14 RBI's in September is more than everyone on this roster this season except Winker, Castellanos and Geno. He was clearly no longer on fire and struggled with the strike out in September, but I think the narrative of how bad he was has grown to be worse than it actually was for Aquino.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.― Marcus Aurelius
Babe Ruth would have cooled off after the scorching hot August 2019. Well, maybe not the Babe. Most players would have. And pitchers do adjust.
Just give Aquino chances, maybe more often against lefties, let him get into his comfort zone. The trade deadline has passed, there are no more ready outfielders (except Senzel), this is the team for 25 more games, don’t change the roster every day, just let the guys play ball.
Last edited by Kc61; 09-01-2020 at 08:37 AM.
Wow Aquino is still absolutely clueless on hitting breaking balls. Hoping an extended look will assist in his development.
Let’s give him the remaining few weeks and see how Aquino does.
Looking forward, when ready, Jonathan India could give Aquino a battle for a roster spot. Both RH power hitters. India though plays infield positions and could be a valuable utility bat/DH. He could replace Aquino or Davidson. Just looking forward, speculation, possibilities.
Last edited by Kc61; 09-01-2020 at 09:39 AM.
Bob Sheed (09-01-2020)
Sure. Given his speed and defense, that makes him one of the team's top 5 or 6 players. I don't see many guys better than that. Aquino should be the RH half of a platoon in LF with Brian Goodwin. Even when Senzel returns, that should be the platoon. Shogo can be the bench guy.
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