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Originally Posted by Flickered Flame
I agree, Hill has had a very good year for the Jays but the fact is he can still be an easy out because he isn't patient enough. Just 29 walks on the year. If he would learn to take a bunch of pitches he would become an even better hitter.
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Yeah, Hill isn't selective enough at the plate. Really he should be hitting further down in the lineup as he's like a 320 on base guy. He's got good power for a middle infielder, but I think his home run total this year will prove to be a bit of an abberation. In a normal year for him hitting .290 with 25 home runs and 45 doubles would seem the numbers he'd put up. So in order to be a bit more effective he needs to work on getting his on base percentage over 350.
I know Cito hates to change his lineup, but a guy like Bautista who's a 360 on base guy would probably be okay hitting 2nd, move Hill behind Lind to the clean up spot and than Overbay 5th and they might cash in a few more guys. It's not like they're asking Hill to lay down bunts or hit and run behind Scutaro this year.