monsterpile wrote:The good/bad news about Santana is he is basically a young somewhat promising utility guy you can play him at a number of spots and hope his bat does something. He probably has more offensive potential than say a guy like Escobar did when the Twins got him in the Liriano trade but Santana isn't as good of a defender as an infielder. It's nifty to have a dirt cheap 25 year old utility guy with speed on your bench that still has a shot at being a legit position player as well at some point.
Buxton has now had a 2-strike count 11 times this season, and he has struck out 10 of those times. Including last year, he is batting .123 when behind in the count. In contrast, he is hitting .375 when ahead. Every major league player is a better hitter when ahead in the count, but Buxton is an extreme example...far beyond the league average. He needs to learn how to get ahead...it's as simple as that. I'm optimistic and think he will figure it out, but he's tough to watch now.
longstrangetrip wrote:Buxton has now had a 2-strike count 11 times this season, and he has struck out 10 of those times. Including last year, he is batting .123 when behind in the count. In contrast, he is hitting .375 when ahead. Every major league player is a better hitter when ahead in the count, but Buxton is an extreme example...far beyond the league average. He needs to learn how to get ahead...it's as simple as that. I'm optimistic and think he will figure it out, but he's tough to watch now.
Our bullpen is tough to watch right now and our hitting, 14 more strike outs tonight.
