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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Not a chance of Carp batting 7/8.
His back may be hurting more than he and the team are letting on. If thats true, that means its not going to get better.
How many plays a year does an "arm" make a difference at 3B? Usually the best at 3B are the best because they gloved a ball or got to one that others couldn't. But, thats still not his strength.
I dont know if he had "big" value but he had some. He needs to bat leadoff tonight. We dont need stats or WAR. We all can see it, for whatever reason, if you put Carp at leadoff he will give you a season of .285/12/70 and a OPS of near .400. We have enough data. We have seen enough. You want that line, put him in the leadoff spot.
We need a #3 hitter. 3B is the obvious spot unless as part of the trade we open up a spot or get a SS and slide DeJong over to 3B.
With our young pitching and a solid #3 hitter we can beat the Cubs and win playoff games.
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Batting lead off is not going to fix his health. His arm will play more than you think I have seen at least 3 throws that were beat because he couldn't get enough on them that Gyroko would have made.
I hope he starts to become his old line drive doubles monster, but he looks right now like a hitter on the decline (or just not healthy). Either way he is hurting your lineup at the top. I'm not expecting them to move him down, but I would. If he is still sitting below the mendoza line with a .333 OBP you better do something.