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Originally Posted by tk13
The Reds stadium is a total bandbox but it's not like he's a home run hitter. Even when you factor in the ballpark he still graded out as an average to above average offensive player. He's not a superstar but he does a lot of things you want from a leadoff guy.
You don't put a guy who walks as much as he does at the bottom of your order. You put him in front of Bobby and let him get on base. He is still taking walks, not striking out and his average on balls in play is low. Of all the guys on this offense he's the one that you could see turning it around given his stats so far.
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If he does turn it around it will be on the back of slap singles. They just pinned all of their hopes on offense on a guy the Reds wanted to get rid of. If they played him at second, batted him 8th or 9th he would be a good guy to have on the team. However, them playing him at a corner OF and batting him first is no bueno.