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Originally Posted by Subby
Except that if he does that, it's not even replacement level for an OF and they are likely losing production from someone else because they feel compelled to play Hamilton.
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Is it? Kole Calhoun is at .266/.325/.396 and has a wRC+ of 108. Curtis Granderson isn't a great style match, but his .225/.335/.358 is right at league average. .250 & 15-20 HR's might not be that bad.
Btw, Paul Goldschmidt is up at a .470 OBP too? Damn.
And in depressing Red Sox news, out of 169 qualified hitters we have #'s 53, 73, 131, 148, 151, 157, 159 in BABIP. Not all of that is luck (shifts hurt Ortiz more than others f.e.) but jeez, the pitchers came back to the mean as predicted (and Rodriguez looks great), but it's paired with an equally horrific offensive slump that no one saw coming. Good thing we're in the weakest division in baseball!