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"Last year was a tough year for him with the sports hernia and he put some pressure on himself," Johnson said. "He's kind of gotten back to the guy he was two years ago. He's been hot for a while and is driving the ball to left and right center. He's done well staying inside the ball. He's been very good here. His defense has gotten better, he's played left and right. He's DH'd some and he's good at it. You have to have him prepared if he does DH in the majors. He has to handle that role, too."

Urrutia got off to a slow start this year, batting .236 in April. He was then moved to the leadoff spot where he hit .308/.349/.459 in 71 games.

"That was my thought," Johnson said. "For a while, he was rolling over some balls and the thought was put him up at leadoff and take the pressure off when coming up batting fifth or sixth and it's worked out well for him."

A couple of his at bats looked nice and his glove was stellar.

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Yes. The hope is that we can platoon Henry and Reimold in LF.

I just hope Urrutia is significantly better than Lough at the plate because I have doubts about Henry's defense.

Me too. He just looks awkward out there and doesn't seem to get a good read off the bat.

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I already like him better than Snider and Lough. You just have more confidence he'll make solid contact up there.

Just wait for the inevitable 2-for-12 slump with four strikeouts and a couple GIDPs and we'll be right back to talking about how the siren call of Canada destroyed the franchise.

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So... you're bragging on Urritia because he's got 2 singles in 8 at bats? :slytf:

I am bragging that he is a better option than the crap we have had all season. Yes. I believe Alvarez would have also been a better option.

Maybe not a long term solution, but sometimes new blood helps.

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I am bragging that he is a better option than the crap we have had all season. Yes. I believe Alvarez would have also been a better option.

Maybe not a long term solution, but sometimes new blood helps.

You need some kind of logical reason to think that the new blood is better than the old blood. GMs usually make their decisions based on the best evidence, and they're not going to throw that out the window on a hunch that some guy from Norfolk is going to be better. Until recently Urrutia was flashing a sub-.700 OPS in AAA, following a 2014 where he didn't hit at all in AAA. Up until about a month ago the idea that Urrutia was better than someone with even a little MLB track record like Snider was kind of silly.

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I am bragging that he is a better option than the crap we have had all season. Yes. I believe Alvarez would have also been a better option.

Maybe not a long term solution, but sometimes new blood helps.

Just like you were bragging about Parmelee for two games.

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Just like you were bragging about Parmelee for two games.

Did I hit your dog with my car today?

I did. He gave us a spark for a few games that we needed badly. He didn't work out long term.

I guess your plan of sitting on your hands and playing Lough and Snider was a great one, right?

Where are you going with this? Make a point instead of instigating things on here.

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Did I hit your dog with my car today?

I did. He gave us a spark for a few games that we needed badly. He didn't work out long term.

I guess your plan of sitting on your hands and playing Lough and Snider was a great one, right?

Where are you going with this? Make a point instead of instigating things on here.

I think he is just making the point that you tend to jump to conclusions. We are all guilty of that from time to time. Some more than others.

Maybe Urrutia can give us a spark for the simple fact that he was hot in Norfolk and may be able to continue it up here. It's not a situation where he was overdue for a call up and I wouldn't expect him to be any kind of difference maker long term.

Alvarez is posting about a .300 OBP in Triple A, so to say he's better option than guys like Lake or Reimold may be reaching. At this point in the season though, it's all about who can get hot for these last 6 weeks.

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