I think it would be foolish to ignore his great form and bat him 9th just because of his ratings. Ride the .350 horse until it drops, then he can bat 9th again. I'm not saying he should lead off, but I'm pretty sure even with no power .350 would beat some shortstops or catchers. Especially as you were saying he had not many RBIs because #7 and #8 sucked.
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