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Monday, February 22, 2010

Reyes third?? - I have a better idea

As you must have heard by now Jerry Manuel wants Jose Reyes batting third  (No Eli, not playing third)  until Carlos Beltran comes back from the DL.
One of the reasons given was that he likes the idea of having three switch hitters bunched together in the lineup.
Well i have a better idea. Since the leadoff batter only ends up actually batting leadoff about 25 percent of the time why not leave Reyes alone - he is coming off a major injury you know - and bat Castillo 9th. Then you can have Castillo bat 9th, Reyes in the leadoff spot - where he is more comfortable - and Pagan bat second. Havent we learned anything from the Kaz Matsui disaster?  LEAVE JOSE ALONE!
I know this may be a bit radical but think about it - this is only temporary until Beltran comes back anyway.
I would much rather see Castillo batting 9th than Reyes batting third. Batting Reyes third would take away so much of what he does for the team.
And come on - who wouldnt want to see Castillos name in the 9 spot ;)

5 comments:

  1. Yeah, I agree with you on this. Obviously we all acknowledge that last season was dreadful and so steps need to be taken. But this is not the right thing to do.
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  2. I think it's great that Jose will be batting 3rd. Enhances his fantasy value.
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  3. shimi - i dont know about that - 1) its only for a month or so 2)itll take away his stolen bases and possibly his triples
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  4. I think this is just Jerry's way of getting more attention for himself - either that or he really is as stupid as he sounds
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  5. JZ, I vote for "he really is as stupid as he sounds"
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