Posted June 5, 200915 yr For the second time this series Bonifacio goes 0-4. He finished the series 3 for 16 (.187). He is 9 for 43 in his last 11 games (.183). When is Freddi going to make the move?
June 5, 200915 yr I would still like him in the lineup but try him in the 8th spot with Baker batting 2nd(he seems to hit so much better with Hnaley behind him) If Boni continues to struggle in the 8 spot then give Helms more starts at 3B and maybe Amezega can give some production when he's healthy.
June 5, 200915 yr Author I'm suprised they havn't giving Helms more playing time. Maybe even put Cantu in 3rd for a couple of games and put Gload at first. Give Bonifacio some time off or ship him down. They didn't wait this long with Maybin.
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first.
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first. I was at Jupiter and saw Sanchez hitting live and he looked realy good ,was told Sanchez will be playing with New Orleans Saturday his ready.
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first. I was at Jupiter and saw Sanchez hitting live and he looked realy good ,was told Sanchez will be playing with New Orleans Saturday his ready. He will be playing for Nola on Saturday? Wow, if that's true then maybe we can stick with the current starting lineup and then if Sanchez continues to put up solid numbers, then we make the inevitable move and call him up and put him on 1st and Cantu over at 3rd. If that were to happen, Hallelujah!
June 5, 200915 yr Author Gotta keep that speed in there. What's the point of keeping the speed in there if he's not getting on base? .298 OBP
June 5, 200915 yr Gotta keep that speed in there. What's the point of keeping the speed in there if he's not getting on base? .298 OBP He was being facetious. That's become the rally cry of us who are getting sick of seeing him, especially leading off.
June 5, 200915 yr Gotta keep that speed in there. What's the point of keeping the speed in there if he's not getting on base? .298 OBP That was a joke...
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first. I was at Jupiter and saw Sanchez hitting live and he looked realy good ,was told Sanchez will be playing with New Orleans Saturday his ready. He will be playing for Nola on Saturday? Wow, if that's true then maybe we can stick with the current starting lineup and then if Sanchez continues to put up solid numbers, then we make the inevitable move and call him up and put him on 1st and Cantu over at 3rd. If that were to happen, Hallelujah! Now then we'd be talking. I really hope that is what the team is planning as I just can't imagine them being incompetent to be doing anyhting but biding their time until we can get a legitimate hitter for 1B and move Cantu back. Cantu was by no means a great defender but he was still much more steady than Bonifacio, and even though he made some errors he still made plays that third basemen should make most of the time and Bonifacio doesn't/
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first. I was at Jupiter and saw Sanchez hitting live and he looked realy good ,was told Sanchez will be playing with New Orleans Saturday his ready. He will be playing for Nola on Saturday? Wow, if that's true then maybe we can stick with the current starting lineup and then if Sanchez continues to put up solid numbers, then we make the inevitable move and call him up and put him on 1st and Cantu over at 3rd. If that were to happen, Hallelujah! Now then we'd be talking. I really hope that is what the team is planning as I just can't imagine them being incompetent to be doing anyhting but biding their time until we can get a legitimate hitter for 1B and move Cantu back. Cantu was by no means a great defender but he was still much more steady than Bonifacio, and even though he made some errors he still made plays that third basemen should make most of the time and Bonifacio doesn't/ after may cantu was actually quite solid at third and if we could get gaby sanchez and send boni to AAA to work on his game then no problem with that. as long as sanchez doesnt perform like he did in spring.
June 5, 200915 yr If Cantu could play better defense at 3rd than he does, I would move him there and put Gload at 1st.
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. Helms shouldn't be an everyday starter...I guess we could give the spot to Amezega, but I would prefer it if he primarily was a bench player. Gaby just can't get healthy soon enough. And even then, we don't know how long it will take him to get back to normal. I guess I agree with MSG in moving Cantu back to third and starting Gload at first. I was at Jupiter and saw Sanchez hitting live and he looked realy good ,was told Sanchez will be playing with New Orleans Saturday his ready. He will be playing for Nola on Saturday? Wow, if that's true then maybe we can stick with the current starting lineup and then if Sanchez continues to put up solid numbers, then we make the inevitable move and call him up and put him on 1st and Cantu over at 3rd. If that were to happen, Hallelujah! Now then we'd be talking. I really hope that is what the team is planning as I just can't imagine them being incompetent to be doing anyhting but biding their time until we can get a legitimate hitter for 1B and move Cantu back. Cantu was by no means a great defender but he was still much more steady than Bonifacio, and even though he made some errors he still made plays that third basemen should make most of the time and Bonifacio doesn't/ after may cantu was actually quite solid at third and if we could get gaby sanchez and send boni to AAA to work on his game then no problem with that. as long as sanchez doesnt perform like he did in spring. He wouldn't be much worse than Bonifacio has and he has the track record of actually being decent at times.
June 5, 200915 yr If Cantu could play better defense at 3rd than he does, I would move him there and put Gload at 1st. Gload is a bench bat. Nothing more. He'd be over his head as a starter after a while.
June 5, 200915 yr Yawn. Bonifacio was on base 3 times on Wednesday but of course no one mentions that. Whilst Chris "Saint" Coghlan continues to light up the majors.
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. \ Coghlan (at 3b) Helms (at 3b) Gload (at 1b w/Cantu at 3b)
June 5, 200915 yr I really don't think he should be in the lineup, but we don't have anyone to replace him. \ Coghlan (at 3b) Helms (at 3b) Gload (at 1b w/Cantu at 3b) So, you agree - we don't have anyone to replace him. Least of all a rookie with a .200 BA.
June 5, 200915 yr Yawn. Bonifacio was on base 3 times on Wednesday but of course no one mentions that. Whilst Chris "Saint" Coghlan continues to light up the majors. YEH! One good game in the past week! You go Bonifacio!
June 5, 200915 yr Yawn. Bonifacio was on base 3 times on Wednesday but of course no one mentions that. Whilst Chris "Saint" Coghlan continues to light up the majors. Someone produced a good stat, I think in the Game Thread last night showing how Coghlan had been far better than Bonifacio when it mattered, with guys in base. My solution once again - Coghlan to 3B, Hermida to LF, Gload to RF
June 5, 200915 yr Yawn. Bonifacio was on base 3 times on Wednesday but of course no one mentions that. Whilst Chris "Saint" Coghlan continues to light up the majors. YEH! One good game in the past week! You go Bonifacio! Well done. You've mentioned it. When did Coghlan last have a good game? Do we get loads of threads demanded his removal or decapitation? Nope. Both guys are 24. Both guys are struggling. Both guys are in their first year as a day-to-day player. The only difference is Coghlan has looked much better in the minors. But that can mean diddly-squat when it comes to the bigs. I'm not saying Bonifacio is a good player, as currently he is not and it seems unlikely he ever will be. I am saying though that the amount of flak he gets on here is disproportionate and undeserved.
June 5, 200915 yr Someone produced a good stat, I think in the Game Thread last night showing how Coghlan had been far better than Bonifacio when it mattered, with guys in base. My solution once again - Coghlan to 3B, Hermida to LF, Gload to RF That's the downside of baseball, you can prove anything that you want to prove if you dig up the right stats. Bonifacio either scores or drives a run in every 0.192 plate appearances. Coglan either scores or drives in a run every 0.174 plate appearances. You could probably prove that Jorge Julio is a currently a better pitcher than Zach Greinke with the right stat(s).
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