04-02-2022, 03:22 AM
I think Shogo was doing well as the regular lead off hitter at the end of his first season when Bell just put him there and let him grow into the league. The team went on a hot streak at the end of the season and he had a lot to do with it. I also remember him playing some pretty good defense that season.
Then he was injured early in training camp in 2021 and never really got caught up. Bell had Naquin, Winker, Suarez, all kinds of combinations before India was placed there after almost losing his job. Schrock came in and was just hitting lasers ala Scooter before pulling a calf muscle. India was about to be sent back down before getting his spot back by default. People think it was the move to lead off that sparked India. 100% bullshit. I've played enough baseball to recognize that it was sitting in the dugout for a few games, watching Schrock attack the ball at the plate while playing India's new position that he had just switched to in the spring that sparked him. He's a good hitter and I think he should be either 2nd or 3rd. Either in front of Votto or after him.
I honestly think that putting Shogo at the lead off spot would get the best out of his skill set. He took a lot of pitches as a lead off in 2020 and he doesn't hit home runs. If there is one spot in the lineup that you can get away with little to no power, it's lead off.
Do I think he's a great lead off hitter? No. I just think that it's the best spot for him and a nod to India's great season by putting him in the #3 spot previously held by Castellanos. Last season is over. It's almost at the end of the Votto era. It's time to make India the next Reds 100 RBI Superstar.
Then he was injured early in training camp in 2021 and never really got caught up. Bell had Naquin, Winker, Suarez, all kinds of combinations before India was placed there after almost losing his job. Schrock came in and was just hitting lasers ala Scooter before pulling a calf muscle. India was about to be sent back down before getting his spot back by default. People think it was the move to lead off that sparked India. 100% bullshit. I've played enough baseball to recognize that it was sitting in the dugout for a few games, watching Schrock attack the ball at the plate while playing India's new position that he had just switched to in the spring that sparked him. He's a good hitter and I think he should be either 2nd or 3rd. Either in front of Votto or after him.
I honestly think that putting Shogo at the lead off spot would get the best out of his skill set. He took a lot of pitches as a lead off in 2020 and he doesn't hit home runs. If there is one spot in the lineup that you can get away with little to no power, it's lead off.
Do I think he's a great lead off hitter? No. I just think that it's the best spot for him and a nod to India's great season by putting him in the #3 spot previously held by Castellanos. Last season is over. It's almost at the end of the Votto era. It's time to make India the next Reds 100 RBI Superstar.
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