10-10-2009, 12:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=66120:date=Oct 10 2009, 10:23 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Oct 10 2009, 10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I recognize that 2B feels like a natural spot to find a leadoff hitter, but may I point out, for discussion sake, that the last two months of the season, when Jeff Baker started playing more regularly, he hit well over .300, with an OBP in the high .300s, and an OPS around .850.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think most of us are aware, but we also are fearful of falling into the same trap that we did with Fontenot last season when he put up similar numbers and was handed the job. I like Baker as a backup, and hope he remains in that role.
I think most of us are aware, but we also are fearful of falling into the same trap that we did with Fontenot last season when he put up similar numbers and was handed the job. I like Baker as a backup, and hope he remains in that role.