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scOtt Hangout Grand Counsel

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It is pretty clear that Paredes is overmatched tonight. I was kind of surprised Buck tried him at lead-off tonight.

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Paredes wouldn't have been my choice. RH or not, Reimold would be a better chance.

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Dare I say it without jinxing him... This is the second stellar outing for Chris in a row.

I think if he's back to his old self and we can get something productive out of our corner outfielders that we could get back in the race. I know that's not the popular opinion, but I'm still drinking the kool-aid.

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Paredes was hitting ok but into bad luck IMO until a few games ago. The last couple games he looks bad again. I agree that he has a lot of body movement forward in his swing along with excess head and bat movement when he is going bad. I think it is controllable.

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I agree I don't want him in everyday but I think he can hit .275 with doubles.

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Watching this team is just so depressing. Tillman pitching well but we can't get any runs and will likely find a way to screw it up.

We've scored more runs than Tampa Bay has, both in this game and for the season. So chin-up!

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The main reason for the July offensive swoon? Parmelee, Snider, Reimold, Wieters, and Lough. They are a combined 32-191 (.167 BA) in the last 30 days with a BB% of 4.9, a K% of 34%, and just 13 XBH. Simply put they've been terrible. If the team is going to buy, they definitely need to get rid of Parmelee, move Davis to 1B, and get another outfielder. That's an easy solution and a huge upgrade right there.

Also, unless Wieters starts to hit better, Caleb needs to play at least every other game. He's been better offensively and defensively this season.

Joseph is below league average for CS% at 28%, not by much, but he isn't a clear cut choice over Wieters defensively. His pitch calling isn't great and the framing numbers have even come back to Earth. Wieters is better at blocking.

He'll be a suitable replacement next year.

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Paredes was hitting ok but into bad luck IMO until a few games ago. The last couple games he looks bad again. I agree that he has a lot of body movement forward in his swing along with excess head and bat movement when he is going bad. I think it is controllable.

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Lay your mouse pointer on John's head. It's not perfect but it's John freaking Daly!

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