Dukes is the worst hitter in the league. He had one good game, and it was enough for some people to overrate him.
One good game? I beg to differ.
Over the last seven days he leads the regulars in OBP with a line of .304/.429/.565
Over the last 30 days he is second behind Flores in OBP among the regulars with .352
During the month of June while the team has been utterly pathetic, Dukes's line is .259/.375/.481/ and an OPS of .856 (If the rest of the team looked anything like that we'd be winning - alot.
Even after struggling in the 8th hole when he came off the DL, he has raised his season OBP to .326 which is higher than most of the starters.
And the guy is 23 with barely 260 career at bats facing pitchers he has never seen.
Throw in the obvious defensive skills and you have one of the more positive stories on the team during this dreary stretch
