OFFICIAL Dump on Ken Harvey thread

[KevB]

Originally Posted by beavis

I really don't understand their thought process sometimes. Sometimes I think Baird has too much scout in him, and ignores the obvious. Harvey is an average fielding first baseman, that hits for no power, and is streaky at best for average. With the complete lack of power in the lineup, I don't know why they don't give Pickering a chance.

Baird said that for every two runs Pickering creates offensively, he lets in a run. Sounds like a 2-1 win to me. Seriously, Harvey is average at best as a 1B....why does Baird think it's such a dropoff to Pick? They're both terrible, as is Sweeney. That being the case, why not put the guy in who'll drive in runs and get on base?

Pitchers have caught up to Harvey, as his swing has multiple holes in it. He actually does an amazing job of making contact with such a terrible swing, but he doesn't hit the ball hard often enough.