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I've said that Jim Sundberg has been a touch disappointing, and a .182 June backed that up. But in 4 July games, he's hitting 5-11.
Wathan's been solidly below .190 since April.
Steve Balboni is Balboni. A .685 OPS, I could probably find better, but he's on a pace for 30 HRs. Hal McRae has some nominal infield ratings. He sounds like a good option.
Frank White looks headed to one of his worst fielding seasons. Most errors and fewest double plays since 1982. And his range factor is the worst of his career. He's on pace for 20 HR's, which would be his career high. He had a strong May, but has hit poorly the rest of the time.
Jerry Royster is the current shortstop. Since joining the team (31 games), he's hit .228; OPS'd a .548 (is that a verb?); scored 7 runs and knocked in 5. Which was better than Concepcion's .150; .350. (He's hitting Royster's line in AAA).
George Brett. I don't know where we'd be without him. Leads the team in all offensive categories except triples. Fielding-wise, he's only been part of 9 double plays, which would be the lowest of his career.
Dave Collins cooled off from his hot start, but over his 6 weeks with the team has hit .289 with 25 runs and 20 RBI's. Paced over 162 games, he'd be over 90 RBIs, and nearly 80 stolen bases.
Willie Wilson leads the other offensive stat, triples, with 9. He's on a pace for his most games played since 1980.
Rightfield. The platoon/swap of Motley, Cowens and Sheridan. All are hitting better than Sundberg and White. None seem to have taken the spot and ran with it. Sheridan has the defensive edge.
The Orta/McRae platoon at DH has gone well. Together they're hitting .314; with an OPS over .800. 6 HRs; 31 RBI's.
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