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Originally Posted by wildwoods
Oh, and props to Luke Maile for learning how to hit. I hope this isn't lightning in a bottle. He has barrelled up a bunch of balls this year so far. Hopefully he can replace Martin as the everyday catcher as ole Russ and his sub-Mendoza line BA is getting tiring. Solarte is a riot. Hope these guys can sustain this somewhat.
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Maile is one of the biggest pleasant surprises this year, and there are a few of them.
Love the depth they have. Basically turning Goins and Barney into Solarte and Diaz as your infield backups has proven genius. Goins had a decent year last year but let’s be honest, nobody expected that to be repeatable. Being able to slot these guys in for Tulo and either Donaldson or Travis (Take your pick, it’s even money one will be out on any given day) has actually won this team games this year, unlike last year it seemed. The depth in the outfield with Hernandez and Granderson, and even Pearce to a lesser extent, will spell the end of Grischuk if he doesn’t work his way out of this. Last year he would’ve been given a lot more rope, this year not so much, there are much better options now than good old Zeke or Bats.