Preston Dinged Up ...

So apparently Preston has been experiencing some shoulder pain when throwing, and may be stuck with just DH'ing to start the year.

This will greatly impact our lineup.

Looks like Cameron Rupp will handle the catching duties until Clark is 100% ... Preston will DH. This means that if Augie chooses to stick with Keyes in LF, then Moldenhauer will have to sit. This hurts b/c Russell is a leader, and one of our best power bats in the lineup.

I would not be suprised to see Augie give both Keyes and Moldenhauer starts in LF this weekend.

3 days, *******.

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Dude this sucks so bad. Do we know how long he will be nursing this soreness?

 

God I hope that this isn't lingering. Oh well, it'll be good to see what Rupp can do.

 

Nothing against Keyes but we need Moldenhauer in the lineup. Outfield is a postion where you don't need to be a great defensive player. Most people can be at least average defensive players. We need Molds bat whether his defense is a little worse than Keyes or not.

 

Rupp has a great arm and I don't think they'll lose much defensively with him back there.

 

He looked pretty good on Sunday.

 

Keyes has been tearing the cover off of the ball all Fall and all Spring. He needs to be in the line up every day either in LF or as a DH.

Hook em

 

Holy crap, going through the autograph line, I noticed the pipes on Cameron. I even told him "there won't be anyone running over you." I can't wait to see this guy hit.

 

Ugh. I think we will miss a lot if Preston is not catching. Even if Rupp has a great arm.

 

I agree that outfield defense is important. I didn't say it right. We need good defenders out there but there are many guys who can be good outfield defenders because it is not as much about technical skills as it is athletic ability and arm. A player who can hit and play solid defense is more important than a player who can't hit and is a better defensive player. The thing that separates good outfileders from great ones is their bat.

 

2 Problems with the Clark article in my mind.

1) It says Clark didn't play defense in the scrimmage. From what I've read, he played first base. Last I checked, first base is still defense.

2) Other people have said that the coaches were just resting him before the long season. And this was yesterday, 1 day after this article.

So, I wouldn't take this as gospel but I guess we'll see in a day.

 

I'd also proffer that we'll have at least 2 catchers getting a lot of playing time throughout the season anyway considering how many games we're cramming into this B.S. condensed season.