If you watched last night's game, you probably wondered why Kotchman was hitting 2nd, Escobar was leading off, and Kelly Johnson was hitting in the 6 spot. Whatever, it worked. Kotchman and Johnson both had 3 hits and neither struck out.
What the shift failed to do, was spark Francouer, who's average has fallen to .242 (dangerously close to topping his impressive year last year). My solution is: MOVE FRENCHY TO THE 2 HOLE. He's got as much speed as anyone else we've been hitting there (Escobar is slow, and Kotchman runs hard, the wheels just don't turn fast). Most importantly he'd be hitting in front of our best hitter, so he'd definitely get better pitches to see than he currently does, being supported by the .216 hitting Schafer. Also, the new spot in the lineup would fit his new approach better as well, and maybe he wouldn't feel like he needed to hit long balls. If we can hit a first baseman second, we can hit anyone there... give it a shot!
On a different note, JJ was awesome again last night, pulling his ERA back under 2. 7 innings of 1 run baseball. Here's your ALLSTAR Atlanta.
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