01-02-2009, 09:55 PM
I love Brian Roberts... plays hard, great 2nd baseman, ideal leadoff hitter, great basestealer, etc. But...
Roberts in 08:
611 AB, .296 BA, 51 2B, 8 3B, 9 HR, 57 RBI, 82 BB, 104 K, 40 SB, 10 CS, .378 OBP, .450 SLG, .828 OPS
Fontenot in 08:
243 AB, .305 BA, 22 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 34 BB, 51 K, 2 SB, 0 CS, .395 OBP, .514 SLG, .909 OPS
Yeah it's very possible Fontenot doesn't put up the same numbers again, but he's showed that he can hit and has plenty of pop in his bat. He hits the ball with authority at least once or twice every game it seems. Now whether or not he could do that with 400+ at bats remains to be seen, but if he struggles we have Miles of course. A Fontenot/Miles combo should be plenty good enough, and it's at least not worth trading a few of our best prospects for a guy that might not even put up better numbers aside from on the basepaths.
Roberts in 08:
611 AB, .296 BA, 51 2B, 8 3B, 9 HR, 57 RBI, 82 BB, 104 K, 40 SB, 10 CS, .378 OBP, .450 SLG, .828 OPS
Fontenot in 08:
243 AB, .305 BA, 22 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 34 BB, 51 K, 2 SB, 0 CS, .395 OBP, .514 SLG, .909 OPS
Yeah it's very possible Fontenot doesn't put up the same numbers again, but he's showed that he can hit and has plenty of pop in his bat. He hits the ball with authority at least once or twice every game it seems. Now whether or not he could do that with 400+ at bats remains to be seen, but if he struggles we have Miles of course. A Fontenot/Miles combo should be plenty good enough, and it's at least not worth trading a few of our best prospects for a guy that might not even put up better numbers aside from on the basepaths.
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