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thecrow124
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In case you haven't been paying close attention, a couple things have happened in the last week or so that are signs that the team is moving in the right direction.
First, Jordy Mercer has all but taken over the SS position. He has started 8 consecutive gamesbat the position, thus making Clint Barmes a much improved version of John McDonald. I still believe that Barmes has a lot of value to the team and I am perfectly fine with him staying for the rest of the season in this role. If Mercer really begins to struggle we can easily transition back to Barmes.
Second, and I didn't notice this until tonight, but Pedro has started his accent to the middle of the batting order. Last time I remember looking at where he was hitting he was in the 7 spot. Tonight he is batting 5th. Typically as he gets closer and closer to the 4 hole he begins to regress. However at the time of this writing he has 2 hits one of which is a homerun in the game. For us to be competitive, we need his bat hitting in the middle of the lineup.
Those are just two things I have noticed, there are probably more.
On an unrelated note, I will be watching intently to see how Huntington handles the James McDonald situation. He has to come off the rehab assignement soon and he is not pitching well enough to even be in our bullpen right now. With how many teams are already looking for pitching help, I could see him being traded for a PTBNL or cash in the very near future.
First, Jordy Mercer has all but taken over the SS position. He has started 8 consecutive gamesbat the position, thus making Clint Barmes a much improved version of John McDonald. I still believe that Barmes has a lot of value to the team and I am perfectly fine with him staying for the rest of the season in this role. If Mercer really begins to struggle we can easily transition back to Barmes.
Second, and I didn't notice this until tonight, but Pedro has started his accent to the middle of the batting order. Last time I remember looking at where he was hitting he was in the 7 spot. Tonight he is batting 5th. Typically as he gets closer and closer to the 4 hole he begins to regress. However at the time of this writing he has 2 hits one of which is a homerun in the game. For us to be competitive, we need his bat hitting in the middle of the lineup.
Those are just two things I have noticed, there are probably more.
On an unrelated note, I will be watching intently to see how Huntington handles the James McDonald situation. He has to come off the rehab assignement soon and he is not pitching well enough to even be in our bullpen right now. With how many teams are already looking for pitching help, I could see him being traded for a PTBNL or cash in the very near future.