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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
Alcides Escobar is slugging .232, which is bad even for an all-glove/no-hit shortstop. (Tony Pena Jr.'s career slugging percentage is .300; Mark Belanger's was .280; Ray Oyler's was .251.)
Alex Gordon is slugging .209.
SLUGGING. TWO-OH-NINE.
Which is a lot worse than Escobar (and TPJ, and Belanger, and Oyler, and ...). Which is completely unfathomable.
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Can anyone detect any swing changes that Gordo has made? I can't see a darned thing....which figures given that he's getting the same stinking results. The guy needs to be a late inning defensive replacement only. He can no longer drive the ball. I'm even wondering if he can get the ball over the wall in batting practice.
Last year he hit an embarrassing .220, and now he's struggling to hit .175 with ZERO power. What in the world does it take to make Ned sit this guy?!?!?!?