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Originally Posted by Bambi
I don't understand why 3B isn't being screamed for a replacement. No playoff caliber team has ever had someone like Moustakas on their everyday roster. Players that bad simply aren't on those teams.
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Most are open to a replacement, but it is less of an issue than 2B is. Moustakas at least has shown high-level talent in the past, and has been trending upward since June 1. the .741 OPS he has posted in July is not all-star caliber, but it is positive movement.
As for the statement about playoff-caliber teams...
Look at what Detroit is trotting out behind the plate (Alex Avila).
Look at what the Giants trotted out last... 3 members of its postseason lineup posted sub-.700 OPS for the Giants in the regular season. One of those was Hunter Pence.
The Tigers of 2012 had .700 OPS guys in RF and at DH (Delmon Young and Brennan Boeschs/Quentin Berry/Ryan Raburn/etc).
The Moustakas of June/July is not the star we hoped he would be, but he is
.265/.316/.381. Still not good, but less concerning than what they're getting out of 2B, at least to me.