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I don’t dispute that the other guys are not good defenders, but is Eaton? He was years ago. Has not looked particularly good this year. I say, play the hot hand.

National media is so lazy. They don't know any players, so they grab the most famous name.

Good news. Getting the band back together.

Seems to be Burger/Yermin explainer.

Wait. This might be good news about a rehab assignment for Eloy.

I bet this is to salute Jake Burger. It’s good PR for the team.

Fair enough. I was just having fun with the fact that a lot os stories that shouldn't be made into movies are made into movies.

So the premise of this objection is that every movie that exists deserves to exist?

But is there such a thing as "too much flak for Nick Swisher?"

Also, maybe they want him to play with Eloy next week.

Goodwin is not a good cf. Never has been. He’s sort of a tweener. That’s why his career had been meh.

I saw that. Insane.

Even worse in Portland.

IL Jose and give him the ASB, maybe he'll get back to normal.

For f***s sake. Another lucky hit. Then terrible D.

People go through slumps. It’s a little early to bury Jose. Moncada has been slumping just as hard. With the current injuries, when those guys slump, the team really suffers.

I would be fine with that. I don’t want them to trade Ramos or Rodriguez who may end up 1 and 2 on their prospect list by the end of the year.

Bilous 5.0 0R 0H 0bb 9k.

True. Moncada and Abreu slumping lately. Eloy would be a nice addition, but gotta be patient.

Losing half your starting lineup has a tendency to do that.

Playing 2b as well. He’s been on fire. Looks like he and Cabrera Weaver are trying to be the guys who emerge alongside Rodriguez and Krogman. Misses starting to hit a little too.

Yep, they used that go bring up Goodwin.

Anyone know why Ramos is DHing every game? I get they want to give Gladney time at 3rd, but not having a top prospect in a barren system playing the field seems odd.

I think Eaton may be toast, but Vaughn and Mercedes are both rookies in the toughest hitting environment in MLB since the '60s. Maybe we've got to be a little more patient with them, especially Vaughn. Moncada, Eloy, and Robert all had struggles their first years. If you want the rewards later, you gotta live through the growing pains. I'll admit Mercedes has been brutal for the last month. I could see giving Lamb a bunch of his at bats against tough righthanders, but Vaughn's gotta play through it. At least until Eloy comes back.

Interesting splits. He absolutely crushes left-handed pitching. That would be more useful if we had more left-handed hitters, but guys who can play 6 positions and have that ability have a chance.