Brennan Boesch

[deathroh]

Maybe you're putting too much stock in who you hit in front of? I've already made the case that hitting in front of Cabrera may increase the pressure on Boesch, so it's possible that the positioning is a negative. Besides, if a pitcher knows somebody chases he's going to make him prove he's changed before just grooming the ball right down the middle.

I do agree with KC that Avila may be our best option at #2. Great obp, good pop that Leyland likes, not as fast as Boesch, but not a slug. If this continues to be an issue I bet Leyland gives him a look.

 

[Thumb]

The "issue" has been 5 games, I'm not going to panic yet, he's proved he can hit MLB pitching for a high average before.

I'm hoping it's just the cold, Boesch, Young, and Raburn all seem to be having trouble, and maybe it's just they are not comfortable in the lower temperatures.

 

[deathroh]

I'm talking about his career numbers. Which is still a small sample size.

For the record, I expect Boesch to have a great year. Drafted him relatively early in the fantasy draft I took part in. Just sayin.

 

[cmlfactor]

Boesch didn't start hitting really well last year until the first series in Texas. He'll heat up when the weather does...

 

[deathroh]

Boesch didn't start hitting really well last year until the first series in Texas. He'll heat up when the weather does...

He hit .319 last April. He didn't dip below .300 until the second week of May.

 

[Mitchrapp]

2 hits and 4 RBI today. Good game. That's 6 hits last 4 games. And I love when opposing managers decided to bring in a left handed RP. BB just hits them.

 

[tonyballs]

Oh, and happy birthday, big fella!!!!

 

[deathroh]

2 hits and 4 RBI today. Good game. That's 6 hits last 4 games. And I love when opposing managers decided to bring in a left handed RP. BB just hits them.

Glad I had him in my starting lineup.

 

[zonietigerfan]

In truth, the guy is still a puzzle. His long, sweeping swing looks sweet when he goes for a low inside one and clobbers it over the RF fence. Still, there's oftentimes when he goes for periods where you can almost see the look of urgency in his face. This will occur if he were hitting 2nd, 3rd, 5th or 9th. My take is that he'll be fine as others have noted, b/c he is, after all, hitting in front of Miggy and Prince, which simply means pitchers will be very careful not to walk him and - in fact - will feed him many hittable pitches. Many more than if he were batting, say, 6th or 7th.

 

[jimrice]

Boesch seems to be buying into the whole "you're in front of Cabrera and they won't walk you". It could be a self fulfilling prophecy because Boesch has zero walks in his first 50 plate appearances. I'm guessing Boesch is getting out on balls.

Maybe he should bat fifth for a while and Avila should hit second.

 

[Mitchrapp]

It is hard to think he hasn't walked yet.

 

[spockmaster]

he's really gotta get moved down in the lineup. Avila should be hitting 2nd anyways.

 

[kalinecountry]

Boesch seems to be buying into the whole "you're in front of Cabrera and they won't walk you". It could be a self fulfilling prophecy because Boesch has zero walks in his first 50 plate appearances. I'm guessing Boesch is getting out on balls.

Maybe he should bat fifth for a while and Avila should hit second.

He is getting out on balls.
Leyland says he would rather have a thumper in the 2 spot, well smokey whoever that batter is has to be swinging at strikes and knowing when to lay off all the low crap.

 

[Mitchrapp]

He'll learn, both BB and Smokes.