It's good to see Heredia getting in more often. He's making his own case even more every day.
Every day I watch Valencia put a stop to one rally or more it reinforces my thought that his failures are the most damning to the team. An every day first baseman with a .443 OPS who's the new guy? I mean, if he had a history with the team I'd get it but, NO MORE! 69 PA of futility. Watching 2 rallies today end with weak popouts was the last straw. It's easy to see the difference a hitter coming through either time would have had on the outcome of that game. And every game he's been in. A decent hitting 1b might have swung 3 or 4 of these losses around. I'm not blaming him but I'm not patiently waiting anymore. A .400 OPS at C and .300 at CF says we especially can't afford Valencia flailing away.
I believe Gordon was all over De Jong immediately upon news of his arrival. Of course Dipoto picked him before the deal went through, just recalling an immediate, strong, positive opinion from the site.
Haniger always reminded me more of a Trout type than a Heyward type. I didn't expect as much as soon though.