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Knox Christopher
Finally making the right call to bring Bonifacio up. Not sure how long he’ll be on the bench either. His bat has been great in triple A this year. Hopefully that success can translate to the Bigs. May actually be the spark
WalkOffWalk
He’s hit .246/.299/.323 in the majors since 2012. He’s a AAAA type who has some speed and can move around to play a lot of positions (though he’s not really good at any). I have significant doubts that he’ll provide any spark unless his BABIP is abnormally high.
Gogerty
Hope so as well. Need to send Smith down. Would be comfortable with Boni, Frenchy, and Stubbs on the OF.
chieftoto
What about Markakis
Gogerty
Sorry I meant those three in LF platoon/bench bats. OF of Markakis, Inciarte, and the platoon.
And I agree to other comments of letting Smith is hitting better lately, maybe is best to just keep him up. I just wasn’t the biggest fan of being him up as early as they did.
christynicks
Stubbs and his 19 K’s is 39 AB’s?
bbritton209
Why would you send Mallex down? He is catching on as evident in his last several games. He doesn’t need more seasoning. He is the type that takes a few weeks to get used to a new place. The worst thing you could do would be to send him down. He needs to stay and get used to things at this level. Last year when he went from AA to AAA he did this same thing. He struggled and had an ERA under .200 then turned it around and finished around .300 I think.
Knox Christopher
Gonzalez has said that he wants to keep mallex.. Dansby will get his chance (read next few comments) and so will Albies.. Eventually Albies and Swanson will be one of the better middle infield duos in the league. Give it time and you will see success.. Bonifacio may bat .300 or .100 but considering his numbers in his MLB career, how much worse can he be than what we have now
HGehlken
The only question is why Withrow?
chieftoto
Gave up a grand slam to a pinch hitter…. I was there and it wasn’t pretty. Gave him two pitches in a row down the center of the plate.
davidcoonce74
Yes, what a 5-18 team needs is an old utility player who isn’t any good. Why not bring up Swanson?
chieftoto
Don’t want to disrupt the growth and development of our top prospect (future perennial all-star/MVP)
JoeyPankake
Maybe wait until he plays an inning before making claims like that.
davidcoonce74
I think he’s ready now. How is it development to beat up on minor leaguers?
ThatGuy 2
Why waste his service time?
roadapple
Does Bonafacio still smile when he strikes out?