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Community Projection Review: Jose Bautista
PLAYER POS. COMMUNITY ZiPS ACTUAL Jose Bautista 3B .261/.342/.433 .249/.329/.415 .238/.314/.405 (overall) ZiPS again did better than we did. Even if we toss out Bautista's play with Toronto, which was pretty bad, he still only hit .242/.325/.404. Chad Bahamas was the best...
Tom Gorzelanny Rejoins Bucs
The Post-Gazette: Struggling Zach Duke is the scheduled starter for tonight and, as of late yesterday afternoon, that remained the case. But Gorzelanny's most recent start for Indianapolis was Saturday, so tonight would be his turn. In any case, Gorzelanny will return to the rotation. In the...
Pirates Trade Jose Bautista to Jays
For a player to be named later. The Bucs' treatment of Bautista continues to baffle me. He's no one's idea of a great player, but he can play five positions and isn't worthless as a hitter. Why he wouldn't be valuable to the Pirates as a bench player is beyond me. He'll be arbitration-eligible...
Pirates Send Jose Bautista to Minors
Weird: The Pirates' starting third baseman most of the past two years was visibly stunned after general manager Neal Huntington and manager John Russell had informed him last night, in Russell's office, that he was being optioned to Class AAA Indianapolis. The move will clear space for first...
Dear Managers, Please Stop
In the gamethread today, users Bad Andy and Hitman Easler raised the question of why in the world John Russell is letting Jose Bautista bat second. It's an excellent question. Lineups don't generally matter a whole lot, and so I've never been keen to soak up all the research out there about which...
Pirates 5, Phillies 1
Following on the heels of a week of horrible baseball and the release of Matt Morris, this was a refreshing display of competence. Paul Maholm walked four batters, but he had a 99-pitch, complete game two-hitter. Meanwhile, Nate McLouth hit two homers, raising his season total to six, and Jose...
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