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10 minutes ago, bpilktree67 said:

It probably his .480 ops vs lefties or his .520 ops batting leadoff this year.  I honestly have no idea why this guy is on the team.  I would have rather had Pache if you wanted a right handed center fielder.  

If they bought this years numbers over his career why did they acquire him? 

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Ah, another year of second guessing the lineup every single day!  

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I don’t know why people keep lumping O’Hearn in on posts like this. The guy had one of the few over .800 OPS on the team last year. He’s not remotely the problem. 

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I heard that he was initially scheduled to be DH, but told Hyde, “if Burnes doesn’t want me to catch him, then I don’t wanna play!”  Then he was seen softly sobbing in a corner of the locker room.   

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3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I always enjoy using two roster slots instead of one.

And if another left handed pitcher comes in after that?

What other player is he blocking? Every team has platoon players. 
 

I guess it’s an out. Plus if you have an advantage for 3 at bats of 4 instead of one of 4 is that a bad thing?

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15 minutes ago, Brian88 said:

Slater will be pinch hit for as soon as a righty comes in

Elias and Hyde's obsession with platooning is stupid. There's no need to do it when you have more talented players that don't need to be platooned at your disposal.

Kjerstad should have been given a chance to start every day the first time he was called up months ago. Instead, he was railroaded multiple times and we're forced to watch Elias and Hyde jam scrubs like Slater and Eloy into the starting lineup, continuing their tradition of sticking with terrible players like Odor, Frazier, and Mateo for way too long.

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16 minutes ago, bpilktree67 said:

It probably his .480 ops vs lefties or his .520 ops batting leadoff this year.  I honestly have no idea why this guy is on the team.  I would have rather had Pache if you wanted a right handed center fielder.  

Why … they are comparatively bad. Pache is a poor hitter consistently over 4 seasons 
 

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Brooks The Great said:

Elias and Hyde's obsession with platooning is stupid. There's no need to do it when you have more talented players that don't need to be platooned at your disposal.

Kjerstad should have been given a chance to start every day the first time he was called up months ago. Instead, he was railroaded multiple times and we're forced to watch Elias and Hyde jam scrubs like Slater and Eloy into the starting lineup, continuing their tradition of sticking with terrible players like Odor, Frazier, and Mateo for way too long.

They platoon because it works. Slater isn’t blocking Kjerstad, Santander is. 

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2 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

What other player is he blocking? Every team has platoon players. 
 

I guess it’s an out. Plus if you have an advantage for 3 at bats of 4 instead of one of 4 is that a bad thing?

“Those who do not complain are never pitied.”

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“Those who do not complain are never pitied.”

I don’t mind complaining…. I do it. 
 

I mind the idea that there is no logic behind what they do. Slater may stink. I don’t know. You aren’t keeping Kjerstad to be an extra OF when you want to rest a LH bat. It’s common sense.

 

You have a 4 man bench. 
McCann

Jimenez

Urias

Slater

 

It’s almost as if you want your bench players to have different skill sets than your regulars. 

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3 minutes ago, Brooks The Great said:

Elias and Hyde's obsession with platooning is stupid. There's no need to do it when you have more talented players that don't need to be platooned at your disposal.

Kjerstad should have been given a chance to start every day the first time he was called up months ago. Instead, he was railroaded multiple times and we're forced to watch Elias and Hyde jam scrubs like Slater and Eloy into the starting lineup, continuing their tradition of sticking with terrible players like Odor, Frazier, and Mateo for way too long.

Kjerstadt doesn’t seem to be healthy.  He still has not played since Monday even since being sent down to Norfolk.  I think there is some lingering effects from getting hit in head.  

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1 minute ago, bpilktree67 said:

Kjerstadt doesn’t seem to be healthy.  He still has not played since Monday even since being sent down to Norfolk.  I think there is some lingering effects from getting hit in head.  

He doesn’t fit right now is the bottom line. Cowser is hot. They aren’t sitting O’Hearn. 
 

As you mentioned he has had some bad luck. He was doing well then gets beaned. Cowser and Mullins step up.  

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