suppan mitre
2-2, 5.19 1-3, 3.82
| main hitters (ab) |
avg | obp | slg | hr | rbi | runs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | eckstein (115) | .299 | .376 | .368 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| #2 | j'cion (46) luna (20) taguchi (16) |
.258 | .292 | .300 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| #3 | pujols (92) | .315 | .475 | .848 | 15 | 33 | 28 |
| #4 | edmonds (55) rolen (34) |
.271 | .363 | .477 | 5 | 21 | 14 |
| #5 | rolen (33) j'cion (26) edmonds (24) |
.266 | .314 | .477 | 4 | 25 | 14 |
| #6 | taguchi (30) j'cion (17) molina(16) |
.225 | .277 | .396 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| #7 | molina (70) luna (20) |
.204 | .230 | .278 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| #8 | miles (50) taguchi (16) |
.305 | .411 | .432 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| #9 | pitchers, phs | .161 | .263 | .287 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
these are correctable problems. move encarnacion out of the #2 slot and let him hit 6th, and you improve both positions; obp in the #2 hole improves no matter who you put there , while encarnacion starts generating some rbi production in the #6 slot. and who should bat #2? i still think it should be edmonds, but since it probably won't be say rodriguez vs right-handers, luna vs lefties (hec has a .340 career obp vs southpaws) -- at least, until the big "impact trade" goes down . . . . if the cards can just post a .330 obp in the #2-hole the rest of the way, it will improve the offense by about 25 runs moving forward. translates into 2 or 3 wins, which the cardinals will probably need.
i wouldn't expect much more out of #s 3-4-5 as a group, and while performance out of the #7 hole (ie molina) can only go up, #8 can only go down; seems like those two cancel each other out. but #2 and #6 can both improve, and almost surely will even if the cards don't make a move.