Found June 15, 2009 on We Should Be GM's: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Pedro Feliz has always played Gold Glove worthy defense at 3rd, but just hasn't hit enough to receive the award (now there's a head scratcher). Well, this season Pete Happy is turning in a stellar campaign at the plate, batting .318 with an .810 OPS. He may not be hitting many homeruns (currently 3), but he does have 16 doubles. I'd much rather have a .300 hitter with "gap power" batting 7th in the lineup than a .250ish one who only hits about 15 homeruns. Pedro's bat has had a stabilizing effect at the bottom of the lineup, and finally he may hit enough to catch the eye of the voters and be honored with that prestigious fielding honor. Tid-Bits:*Chan Ho Park seems to be settling in nicely to his relief role, as he's now worked 8 straight innings without allowing an earned run. Goes to show us bloggers sometimes do know what we're talking about, despite what the main stream media may say, because we were calling for Happ in rotation and Park in bul...
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