such a surplus of scrappy infielders means one thing

WILLIE BLOOMQUIST GETS TO START EVERYDAY. WHOO.

Also, I welcome John Bale onto the abled list.

Trey really can’t tell when people are hurt.

Gordon kept playing through an injury. Soria kept playing through an injury.

The fact that we have one of the worst medical staffs in the majors doesn’t help matters out much. But Trey was just talking about sticking with Mike Aviles..

then Mike Aviles goes on the DL.

But seriously… Trey’s not going to play Hulett over Callaspo or Bloomquist. Trey was a s/crappy infielder when he was a player, and he will stick up for s/crappy infielders like Bloomquist.

He’s already dominated in Omaha, what is he working on now?

To have Hernandez in KC.

Especially on a team that can’t score runs.

That roster spot should be taken by Kila, Shealy or B. Pena. Hell, even Lubanski would make more sense.

Injuries are killing this team. I don’t think Aviles is seriously injured but I do think he has played too much baseball. He’s in his upper 20’s and hasn’t had a break for quite sometime playing winter ball and WBC. I think he needs a break and some video work to distinguish how he is stepping towards third base. Hopefully Tug can handle SS but I doubt it.
Colon and Bale should help out in the bullpen so that’s nice. Also it’s nice that Trey had a reason not to be using Tejeda that much.
This team is desperate for SS’s and I am praying Grant Green falls in the draft.

SS-There isn’t talented SS falling off trees that are attainable.
2b-Callaspo is playing solid for the most part
1b-Too early to give up on Butler who has been alright
3b-Teahen and Gordon are good enough
C- Same as SS
CF- Crisp solid defense is good enough for his average offense
LF – DDJ is coming around and probably will be just as solid as ever
RF- Guillen – 12M and offensively is doing fine. Defense is junk
DH- Jacobs is alright v Righties and putrid v Lefties

The offense is missing that one star but has a alot of average offensive performers. The spots that are missing an above average bat are nearly impossible to attain one. 1b, SS, C are all below average offensively but good luck finding one. Butler is probably not that far from possibly “getting it”. Can Gordon jump on when he gets back? I kinda think Billy is almost there maybe I am too big a fan of Billy but I really don’t think he is that far off. I believe if Alex can come back and be who we were hoping 120 OPS+ then Billy can have some protection and get to the level we hoped. Those two can carry this team offensively to alot of wins. The pitching is THAT GOOD.

this is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

I’m starting to think the offense is really this bad, and instead of the slumps being the anomalous stretches, the good times are anomalous. Wonder if we’ll get no hit again this year.

 I wonder if he will be over 500 again this year with our hitting and bullpen falling apart. Part of me says no, but with our starting pitching, part of me says yes. To date, we have wasted many opportunities given to us by our starting pitchers. This team needs more players with energy like Maier. Also, it appears that this team does not yet have the leadership to teach the younger players how to win.

Hoch did not look out of his element in the last start against the Cardinals. And when he was at his best later in the game, we pulled him to waste one of our good reliever, who promptly give up the inherited runner. This is going to do wonders for Hoch’s confidence. Golly gee!

There can be no denying that he has been a vast disappointment thus far as a former first round/first overall selection. Personally, I think he’s a headcase. I like the Tug Hulett and Roman Colon moves, although I see Hulett riding the bench most of the time as the more defense-oriented front office would hesitate to use him at shortstop – if at all – because they don’t feel he belongs there. Why the sudden success for Colon in Omaha? Is he working on new pitches or refining existing ones?

I saw John Bale in the elevator a few days ago, so there was no surprise he is back. Did the club used to send rehabbers to Omaha instead of NWA? He had a string of successful relief appearances following his first one, where he was pulled with gleut pain.

Why the string of pitchers going on the D.L.? Should the training crew be questioned here?