Saturday, June 4, 2011

When in a slump

While the Milwaukee Brewers as a team are playing well as of late, Casey McGehee has had his struggles. As of today he is batting .239 with four home runs to go along with 24 RBI...Not exactly the numbers a manager looks for out of a number five hitter. Its starting to catch on that McGehee is having his troubles. So as a manager what are your options? Many people think the "quick fix" option is just give him a day or two off. The second, let him try to hit out of it. In my opinion both of these put the Brewers in a bad position. Again this is just my view...If he is taken out for a game that acknowledges that there is a problem. So much of baseball is mental(especially when it comes to batting). I think it is better to just let him continue on, trust he is good enough to work his own way out of the slump and not make a stink about it in any way, shape or form. That takes care of option number one. The second option..Letting him hit out of it is the way to go in my mind. But again a problem arises for Ron Roenicke. That five spot in the lineup is a place where a manager needs production. And that is not happening at the moment. That needs to be an RBI position and 24 RBI at this point of the season is not cutting it. Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are going to get on base..That is a given. They NEED to be driven in..Keeping McGehee in that five hole and being a dead spot is not an option at this point. So what would I do? Something pretty simple...Change up the line up. Here it is:
1. Weeks
2. Morgan
3. Braun
4. Fielder
5. Hart
6. Lucroy
7. McGehee
8. YB
9. (pitcher)

Give it a try...and see what happens...

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