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Originally Posted by Gozer
His current OPS+ is 86, that's awful regardless of contract. Bautista is at 107 OPS+ and wouldn't be a downgrade defensively. I'm not asking Vernon to lead the team in slugging or even average, but batting cleanup behind the league leader in on base percentage and hits and having his RBI numbers is obscene.
(OPS+ is a measure of batting ability - 100 is average)
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I agree that its obscene, but Cito knows what we all know, that Vernon has a track record of going on some hot streaks Bautista knows nothing about. Has Bautista hit 3 home runs, 2 off Josh Beckett in the same game at any point in his career? Noone will argue Wells hasn't struggled, but it's not like he's on "the interstate" or anything. He had a double and a triple the other night, 2 weeks of drilling the ball like that and his average and power numbers could be decent. Hell, he scored 4 runs in the last 2 games. Maybe put him 2nd, Lind 4th, and Hill 5th?