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Gotta give the guy some credit, he's put together a really nice year. The guy who is doing nothing for me these days is Chad Tracy. He can't hit with power and his fielding is getting A-Roddish...
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Part of the reason is all the old home runs are now doubles. His .476 slugging % isn't even Top 40 in the NL.
Hitting doubles is certainly better than hitting nothing but popups and singles, and Gonzo leads the team in walks so he is definitely contributing. Just not like he used.
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Part of the reason is all the old home runs are now doubles. His .476 slugging % isn't even Top 40 in the NL.
Hitting doubles is certainly better than hitting nothing but popups and singles, and Gonzo leads the team in walks so he is definitely contributing. Just not like he used.
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Part of the reason is all the old home runs are now doubles. His .476 slugging % isn't even Top 40 in the NL.
Hitting doubles is certainly better than hitting nothing but popups and singles, and Gonzo leads the team in walks so he is definitely contributing. Just not like he used.
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I agree, his home runs are turning into doubles because of his reduced power from him getting older but he's still produced very nicely. I was surprised a few weeks ago when I heard how many doubles he was getting.
Update:
Gonzo is now on pace for 58 this season and will be very close to the records:
Most in a season (NL Record): 64, Joe Medwick 1936
Most in a season by a lefty (NL Record): 62, Paul Waner 1932
Gonzo is now on pace for 58 this season and will be very close to the records:
Most in a season (NL Record): 64, Joe Medwick 1936
Most in a season by a lefty (NL Record): 62, Paul Waner 1932
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Too funny... Weren't you one of the guys who was blasting Gonzo just a few months ago??
82CardsGrad said:Too funny... Weren't you one of the guys who was blasting Gonzo just a few months ago??
Sure was.... why would that matter? I no longer feel he is an integral part of this team but that doesn't mean I can root for him to make this record
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Ryanwb said:Sure was.... why would that matter? I no longer feel he is an integral part of this team but that doesn't mean I can root for him to make this record
That's cool... seemed to me though that you were attacking him for alot more than just "not being an integral part of the team"...
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ASUCHRIS said:
Nobody on this team can hit with power.
If the Dbacks are going to contend next year they need pitching AND a power hitter.
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devilalum said:
Agree 100%. We know we need pitching but we NEED a power bat as well. I've been saying Carlos Lee but thats tough with our already crowded outfield
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devilfan02 said:
The D-Backs need a 3rd or 1st basemen who can hit 30 or more HR's and drive in 110 or more runs... Along with quality pitching of course...
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Ryanwb said:Like Troy Glaus
Yup... although, he seems to be breaking down as of late...
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82CardsGrad said:
I do agree that we need a power hitting 3B. CoJack deserves another full year at 1B. I have not given up on Tracy but I have given up on him at 3B. If we were to sign a 3B, I'm not sure where he would fit in.... Some free agent 3B that have good bats are Morgan Ensberg, Aramis Ramirez (not necessarily a free agent but can opt out of his contract after this season), and Joe Crede. Of those, I like Joe Crede. He's one of the best defensive 3B (right behind Eric Chavez and Scott Rolen) and is starting to develop good power. Ensberg is also intruiging. Just some ideas but we def need to add a power bat
The free agents for the coming off season are pitching heavy and light on hitters except for a couple upper echelon guys like Lee and Soriano. The D'backs would be best served spending their money a couple solid arms. Not making the Zito mistake. Allow the young hitters another year to develop and look trade/ 07-08 offseason for a middle of the order bat.
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devilfan02 said:
No doubt... Our leading HR hitter is Byrnsy at 19, but only 56 RBI's!!! That's putrid...
The D-Backs are a strange team in that they have guys who rarely strike out (except Tracey and even he is at an acceptable level), which means that as a team, they are getting the bat on the ball more often than not. Yet, they still can't score runs... They don't have one player with more than 19 dingers and 68 RBI's... Today is 8/28th!!! Are you kidding me???
I would stick with Tracey and continue to try to develop him into a more consistent hitter and fielder. IMO, First Base is a much bigger issue... I am not at all sold on Jackson. Defensively, he's solid for sure. But the dude has almost 400 at-bats and only 11 HR's... You can't have that sort of weak hitting at First Base...
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CoJacks not solid defesively at 1B. He's improving but far from solid. I'm not worried at all about CoJacks HR productivity. Everyone knew coming up that he was not a power guy, rather a OBP and line drive type player. His power will come, no way you can give up on him (after one full season for crying out loud) because he's not a HR hitter. Tracy is a liability at 3B and he's been putrid with the bat since we extended him (which is very concerning to me). If he doesn't go back to his old approach at the plate, he will be on the bench or with another team very quickly. He better pull his head out his arse by next season. Depending on the market, we should have enough money this coming offseason to get an ace, a solid #3 or #4 pitcher, and a good bat. We shall see....
I feel that tracy's problem is where he has been batting. He has been in the 4 hole for most of the year and has tried to be a 4 hole power hitter, which he isn't. Move him to 2nd, where he batted last year, or further down the order, maybe 7th and I think his batting would improve.
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Yesterday Melvin batted Byrnes cleanup, and he responded with a single, two doubles and a homerun. And Johnny Estrada batted fifth.az240zz said:
I believe Tracy was dropped to 7th.
That change produced a win. It was the first time all year that our two top RBI men batted 4th and 5th. Estrada hit a HR, too.
Melvin has a history, all year, of trying a new lineup . . . for one game.
Then reverting back.
Let's see if he has the common sense to stick with this one.
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BC867 said:
Ha ha...I used the "common sense" line in another thread to say Drew should be playing. But you are right...it does make sense to use the same lineup that got you 7 runs and a win...even if you're using an inferior leadoff man.
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Stallion said:Ha ha...I used the "common sense" line in another thread to say Drew should be playing. But you are right...it does make sense to use the same lineup that got you 7 runs and a win...even if you're using an inferior leadoff man.
Aug 29 Drew (inflammation, right hand) was out of the Diamondbacks' starting lineup for the second time in three games on Monday, the Arizona Tribune reports.
Recommendation: Drew's sore right hand has bothered him intermittently for the past two to three weeks. However, according to manager Bob Melvin, "they've taken X-rays and done all that and there's nothing in there except for some swelling and pain." Melvin said. Drew leads all Arizona regulars in both batting (.319) and slugging (.514), and he's hit .352/.383/.568 in his last 22 games, so he'll play as often as he can. However, look for Arizona to give Drew rest days on occasion because of the sore hand, probably against lefties.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7560/news
