2018 Reds Season Thread

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(06-26-2018, 11:42 AM)Yojimbo Wrote: The worst pitching staff in the league and you want to get rid of the best defensive CF in the league because he’s not a great number 9 hitter? No team is going to have all their starters batting .300, sorry, get some perspective. Hamilton is far and away not the biggest problem for this team.

I don't know about that jim ?

With Hamilton in the lineup we've essentially got two pitchers batting. That's quite a bit to overcome !

Yes BH is an all world defender and a fantastic base runner. But and it's a big BUT he can't consistently hit major league pitching ! Oh he'll go 4 or 5 games during a half dozen stretches a season and hit .300, couple doubles, a triple and HR. But the rest of the season he's batting a buck twenty five, strikes out way to much for a non power hitter and rarely walks !! Oh and he leaves a lot to be desired as a bunter. If he was just an average bunter he could add 40/50 points to his on base %.

If you had a team with a true leadoff man, and 3 or 4 stud power hitters you could probably get away with burying BH batting 9th and still win a lot.

But he's quite a liability at the plate for any average team.