The Espinosa watch thread

[MorseTheHorse]

Just for the hell of it...

Player A - Danny Espinosa
Player B - Ian Desmond
Player C - I'm not really sure, Lombo?
Player D - Ryan Zimmerman

I want to know how close I was Linty!

you did very well...

[Slateman]

you did very well...

I know Linty ... you're no Linty ....

[Smithian]

In Espinosa's defense and also in the defense of the coaches and front office, we absolutely raked Ian Desmond over the coals the past two seasons and now the guy is a big contributor. Honestly one of my favorite players.

Maybe our World Series winning coach and a front office who is paid to run a baseball team knows more than we do on here?

[mitlen]

Maybe our World Series winning coach and a front office who is paid to run a baseball team knows more than we do on here?

Oh please, you know better than that.   

[hammondsnats]

his best game of the year no doubt

[Count Walewski]

I would still like to see Espinosa's power come back.

[Kevrock]

his best game of the year no doubt

Huge hit, +1 WAR for Espi.

[Smithian]

Oh please, you know better than that.   

They obviously have some screw ups like Nady and Stairs, but I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt when they let someone like Espinosa stick around. Their faith in Desmond is paying off. Same with LaRoche. I would have sent them to the Colorado this past off season for a couple AA relievers but they're proving their worth.

[hammondsnats]

June numbers: .247/.310/.390, HR, 8 2B, 8 RBI, 7 BB/23 K, 6 SB (.200 avg last 10 games).

[nobleisthyname]

I'd like to see the OBP go up some.

[ZimW1N]

June numbers: .247/.310/.390, HR, 8 2B, 8 RBI, 7 BB/23 K, 6 SB (.200 avg last 10 games).

Is there a way to see his last 30 days vs. righties because I' going to say that those numbers are super inflated by his AB's vs lefties. (mindfact)

[Slateman]

I'd like to see the OBP go up some.

I honestly believe that what we're seeing is Espinosa's ceiling. He's a low batting average, free swining hitter with some pop.

[welch]

A platoon 2B...or 3B. He has the arm to play 3B.

[Slateman]

A platoon 2B...or 3B. He has the arm to play 3B.

True. Or short. So it's not like he's a terrible thing to have. I also think he could play LF/RF like Lombo. Good to have that on the team.

[sportsfan882]

He can't hit. Just like Zim, he should be a designated fielder.