Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets Game Thread (8/2)

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

Weird thought, but I'll post it.

How many plays on average is the RF involved in? 3? 4? 5? 2 or 3 of them are probably base hits, 1 or 2 might be a routine fly ball, and then 1 might take athleticism to make.

Wouldn't it be worth it to get 4 Billy Butler at bats opposed to risking the 1-2 defensive liabilities?

Maybe not, or maybe Hosmer could go there and be fine, although I prefer not to disrupt 2 positions instead of just 1.

I suppose this is just the fatass DH tax we have to pay.

If we were, God forbid, an NL team, then Butler would be 1B, and Hosmer would have to learn RF.

[CaliforniaChief]

Originally Posted by alnorth

If we were, God forbid, an NL team, then Butler would be 1B, and Hosmer would have to learn RF.

Certainly. And really, you probably would find a suitor in the AL to get more versatile players.

I'm just looking at a short-term, 3 game series solution.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

Certainly. And really, you probably would find a suitor in the AL to get more versatile players.

I'm just looking at a short-term, 3 game series solution.

If I were the manager, I would have had Hosmer work on RF in the spring, and start him there every once in a while during the season to keep him fresh in RF so that both could play at NL parks.