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Bonifacio's actually making those former Luis Castillo comparisons look good. He sustains his success, and he's easily a starter (probably at 2B, his natural position). I'm glad to finally see him running; it's been the biggest change under McKeon for sure.

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Bonifacio's actually making those former Luis Castillo comparisons look good. He sustains his success, and he's easily a starter (probably at 2B, his natural position). I'm glad to finally see him running; it's been the biggest change under McKeon for sure.

 

The cool thing is that his peripherals look sound. His BB% is up a bit, and while his BABIP is about .020 above his career average, his LD% is up 2%, so it makes sense. It'd be great if he sustains it. I'd bet his UZR improves if he gets to play at just 1 position, too.

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Maybe too soon to ask but its on my mind... many have thought Boni is best when he's coming off the bench in that super utility role... is anyone thinking he could become a legit longterm starter? And even if he could, would he be more valuable as a starter or, again, in that super utility role?

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Maybe too soon to ask but its on my mind... many have thought Boni is best when he's coming off the bench in that super utility role... is anyone thinking he could become a legit longterm starter? And even if he could, would he be more valuable as a starter or, again, in that super utility role?

 

He's definitely a long term starter if he can put up a .725 OPS and play above-average 2B while running rampant.

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Bonifacio's actually making those former Luis Castillo comparisons look good. He sustains his success, and he's easily a starter (probably at 2B, his natural position). I'm glad to finally see him running; it's been the biggest change under McKeon for sure.

 

 

Funny how I was thinking the exact same thing. And the only reason I can see for the change is what the talking heads have been saying. Jack letting him loose and taking the pressure off him to fail or not at the plate and on the bases. So far that seems to have made things "click" for him.

 

But before we get as excited as alot of fans did his first week with us, let's see how it plays out for the rest of the season. He still is going to have to show he can work himself out of a slump and/or adjust to further adjustments from pitchers and defenses. He shows that and Omar becomes trade bait. And that will not make my daughter happy. Her son plays 2B in LL and as a favor my sales rep just got us a signed ball in a case from him.

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People will hate to admit this, but BroncoBob has been high on Bonifacio since he's been a Marlin. Seems he was right.

 

 

"High on him" is probably the wrong term. I have just always said the potential is there, just wondering when it would all come together. And I tend to root for the guy that most everyone else is exagerrating the lows and ignoring the highs. Anyone paying attention would also know I'm not the only one.

 

Still gotta wait to see if he can do this with consistency and also work his way out of slumps. Both things are very important. Let's not go overboard quite yet.

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