TaylorStSox Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) I'd probably hit Beckham second. I think he would benefit the most from having a "job" to do. He seems like one of those guys that gets in his own head and his mechanics go to s***. Edited February 25, 2012 by TaylorStSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 11:05 AM) I'd probably hit Beckham second. I think he would benefit the most from having a "job" to do. He seems like one of those guys that gets in his own head and his mechanics go to s***. Might agree with you had he not been hitting 2nd when things really started going to **** in 2010. Might be unrelated, but dah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 11:29 AM) Might agree with you had he not been hitting 2nd when things really started going to **** in 2010. Might be unrelated, but dah. Good point. Beckham's a mind boggler. If he doesn't respond to the new staff by the All Star break, I'd look into moving him in a failed prospect for failed prospect swap, kind of like Borchard/Thornton. A change of scenery might be the answer. If Lilly continues to hit, he might be the future at 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Alexei has to be the two batter to start out. I wish his OBP was higher, but the two hole is more important than everything except the fourth hole when it comes to overall offensive production. I don't know why everyone wants to punt the two hole. I agree that peak Beckham belongs in the two-hole though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 02:58 PM) I agree that peak Beckham belongs in the two-hole though. After the 2009 season, I thought "Peak Beckham" would wind up being a great #3 hole hitter, but then he became a #9 hitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Is that like "Peak Oil"? Hopefully it goes back up instead of continuing to crater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 10:56 AM) Good point. Beckham's a mind boggler. If he doesn't respond to the new staff by the All Star break, I'd look into moving him in a failed prospect for failed prospect swap, kind of like Borchard/Thornton. A change of scenery might be the answer. If Lilly continues to hit, he might be the future at 2nd. The more I think about Lillibridge the more I want to see what he can do . When a guy hits as many HR's as he did in less than 200 AB's, he must have learned something and deserves a chance to be more than a supersub. I hope he gets a shot when others aren't playing well. Edited February 26, 2012 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 08:03 PM) The more I think about Lillibridge the more I want to see what he can do . When a guy hits as many HR's as he did in less than 200 AB's, he must have learned something and deserves a chance to be more than a supersub. I hope he gets a shot when others aren't playing well. Or he was getting lucky and he is, no matter what, bound to regress to the mean somewhat. His HR/FB last was was 21.3%. The league average is right around 10%. I agree he needs playing time, but expectations must remain tempered. For comparison's sake, Jose Bautista - he of the 97 homers over the previous two seasons - had a HR/FB of 21.7% in 2010 and 22.5% in 2011. I'm not about to make a comparison between Brent Lillibridge and Jose Bautista, but I will let anybody else do so if they so please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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