Julio Lugo

[Brock]

<!--quoteo(post=50521:date=Jul 18 2009, 01:51 PM:name=CFOrfan)-->QUOTE (CFOrfan @ Jul 18 2009, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=50519:date=Jul 18 2009, 11:51 AM:name=Brock)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brock @ Jul 18 2009, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I have a very hard time understanding why anyone would want Lugo here. At first I was thinking maybe it was because of his glove, but apparently from what everyone is saying he doesn't field well anymore. It certainly can't be for anything that he can do at the plate, since his numbers have been pretty abysmal the past few seasons. What am I missing?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Have you not seen our second basemen's numbers?
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Yeah they suck but Lugo's aren't really any better.

2007 .237/.294/.349 = .643 OPS
2008 .268/.355/.330 = .685 OPS
2009 .284/.352/.367 = .719 OPS

[jstraw]

He's basically available for free. Can he pinch run? Is he willing to get hit by a pitch? Could we avoid ever having to carry 13 pitchers again? A free body on the bench that's good at ANYTHING might be worth a roster spot when at times we've had to fill it with the likes of Aaron Miles.