Originally Posted by siberian khatru
Just a quick Frenchy rant:
It seems as if Moore and Yost believe Frenchy is a historically good player going through an aberrational slump, and each time he gets a hit it convinces them that he is about to turn the corner and return to his established level of performance. So they keep trotting him out there.
0-for-12, followed by a bloop single -- ah, gotta start him tomorrow because THIS MAY BE THE ONE TO GET HIM GOING. Followed by another 0-for-12, BUT THEN ANOTHER HIT! So he's now 2-for-24, but all they focus on are those two hits, not the 22 (ugly, unproductive) outs.
What's so maddening about that is they believe 2011 is his established level, when it's an outlier. Yet they cling to that despite voluminous evidence that their belief is wrong.
Furthermore, for guys who pooh-pooh statistical analysis and instead use their scout's eyes, they are still blinding themselves to reality. I could maybe, MAYBE buy Yost ignoring the numbers by saying "Yeah, but he's had lots of good swings, good at-bats, it's just a matter of time before they pay off." But the fact is HE HASN'T had good at-bats. He has perhaps the WORST at-bats on the team (well, next to Moose), swinging early and often in the count at bad stuff, and he can't even hit the good stuff anymore. If nothing else, in the past he could occasionally drive a fastball; he can't even do that anymore. He can't even hit lefties anymore. He doesn't walk, doesn't move runners over, doesn't score runners from third with a fly ball, doesn't work a pitcher, doesn't help turn the lineup over -- none of the "little things."
Yet he starts several times a week, even against righties. It's just maddening.
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