Love Smoak's potential. He's flashed (last year, early) some of it already. But he's lost lost lost. I think it looks like he's unable to look for a pitch/zone, intending to punish it. He looks like he's flailing away at whatever gets chucked his way. His real job is to dent the cheap seats with 30 big fly balls this year. The best way he does that is to sit on pitches, not wail away. I'm sure Chambliss has passed along that incredible secret, but he sure isn't bringing it to the plate. Announcers said last night that his swing looks too long, but it isn't any more so than last year. He's just lost the ability to look for his pitch and lay off the junk. A golfer who stands over the ball and doesn't have a clue as to what shot he's trying to hit is done.
Has anybody done a pitch analysis to see if he's seeing different pitches since he was DL'ed last year?
But the thought of a Tacoma stint for him occured to me, too, last night. I'm not all in yet.....but I'm close.
I'm interested to see if we just won't see Figgins in the lineup for about 4 or 5 games. Will that be Wedge's move now? Jaso him, to the end of the bench.
Carpy will get the start today, I imagine. Liddi, too. Seager, of course, Ackley has set enough. Let him hit his way out of it. Not much room for Figgins any longer.
But, was there ever? Wait, let me rephrase. But there wasn't ever.
Seager at SS: We've advocated that before. Give it a go and let's see. It would be a bold move, however, for Old Time Baseball Wedge. Not sure he doesn't see SS's as having to be in the mold of Buddy Harrelson or Blade Belanger.
And I continue to love what I see in Ramirez. Easy heat, a bit of a cross-throwing action, ton's of poise.
Give him a start.
moe
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