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Originally Posted by kcpasco
This team does not have a number 4 hitter. If Adams and Molina continue to struggle this could be a long season. Peralta is not a number 4 either.
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You don't really need a traditional #4 hitter in today's lineups. You just need someone that can gap a ball, drive in some runs. You need home runs but they just don't have to be the guy in the #4 hole.
We have all had concerns about Adams working out in the long term. If he can't hit leftys, he wont last.
Molina is concerning. It's early but he has missed balls in the dirt he never use to miss. I hope his decline is more gradual than falling off a cliff. His ability to call the game and work with the pitchers still has tremendous value even if he does revert to hitting .225 again.