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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Don't care. The alternatives cannot possibly hit any worse than the two mutts have, so your loss is zero. The only argument you can make is that the mutts might pick it back up. This is certainly possible, but the problems are not confined to 2013. That's the whole point: they were abysmal the entire 2nd half of last year too. It's a clear trend. They're not ready for this level, or they aren't putting in the time & effort. Not sure which. You know Butler will hit because he's proven. But these two are not.
I see no reason why we can't put in reserves and expect them to produce the same, at least for 3 weeks or so. You really disagree?
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Yes, I disagree that ancient Miguel Tejada and utility guy Elliott Johnson could even do what Hosmer currently is if playing every day.
Plus, if one of those guys is replacing Hosmer in the lineup, you're likely playing Butler every day at 1B, which is a BIG defensive downgrade.
Moustakas looks completely lost right now. Like I said, I wouldn't argue as much with sending him down if he doesn't turn it around in the next 10 days. But I still don't know what that does for him other than serve as a wake-up call. If he's not putting in the time and not working (something I have a hard time believing, based on every report EVER about the guy), sure, maybe that helps. Maybe he can rebuild some confidence, and that helps, too. But it's not guaranteed to get him out of this funk any faster than normal, and it's not guaranteed to make him better able to succeed when he gets back.
He's a notorious slow starter. Last year was an anomaly for him in that regard.