5 Biggest holes on contenders
4) Cubs, 2B
Production to date: .229/.283/.312 (60)
League average at 2B: .269/.337/.407
The Guilty: Mike Fontenot (-1.2), Aaron Miles (-8.0), Andres Blanco (-5.1) and Jeff Baker (-1.0).
The Targets: Freddy Sanchez (22.7), Omar Infante (7.6), Jamey Carroll (4.0), David Eckstein (2.7).
I wrote about how trading Mark DeRosa has hurt the Cubs last week. Here's more proof: The Cubs' keystone hole is the third deepest in the majors. Their situation is very similar to the Twins', but their deficit in the division is even smaller, thereby making the potential impact of an upgrade that much larger
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Fontenot/Baker platoon
It’s enough to get the job done. Fontenot will bat against righties and Baker will bat against lefties. Look at their career splits, that’s what you can expect from them going forward.
by IllinoisCubs on Jul 26, 2009 3:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
David Eckstein?
He of the .667 OPS? I’ll take my chances with Fontenot & Baker.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 26, 2009 7:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What about
Alberto Callapso?
DEJESUS!!!
by tomas21 on Jul 26, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
David Eckstein???
Between Miles and Taguchi, haven’t we fished the Cardinal reject lake dry already? It worked OK with Edmonds, but let’s not get crazy here.
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by Worf on Jul 26, 2009 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
John Mabry too.
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really sure why Blano & Miles are included in this analysis.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 26, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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