06-26-2018, 12:58 PM
(06-26-2018, 12:40 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: 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 !!
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.
It's the Major Leagues, for cryin' out loud. Ain't they got hitting coaches to work with guys like that??
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