BTW,
I didn't clearly state this, although I intended to. Even though Peguero is compared to Kingman in the TTO template sense, he isn't Kingman. Or even close. Doesn't walk enough and K's (compared to walks) at twice the rate, which means he doesn't make enough contact to get to the 32 homer range.
You roll Peguero out there every day only if you think he will eventually guess right on a pitch that the pitcher actually misses in the zone. His pitch recognition is so bad that he can't simply be a mistate hitter. But every seven games, or so, you get your hearts desire as he launches one. Over the other six he goes 3/20 with 7 strikeouts.
Do the M's do something with lefthanded pure pull hitters (Peguero, Saunders) in the minors that messes them up. Well, probably not. Perhaps we're just overly enamored with LH pure pull hitting guys, assuming they might overcome the Safeco effect.
Perhaps. But not if they can't find the ball.
Halman, btw has a 9-1 K/BB ration. Even worse than Pegs.. And he's striking out about 1/3 of the time he comes up. But, just as an observer, he looks to have more chance at the plate. My 2 cents, anyway.
Tacoma stats? M. Wilson 345/424/626
Give him a real shot. Or Carp. Real each and every day shots. Heck, I might even prefer Langerhans to Peguero at this point.
My God! How far have I fallen?
moe
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