No… I havn’t fallen off the face of the earth, and Niether have the Rockies.
Posted by lodomagic on May 2, 2006
Well, the Rockies lost yesterday 2-0, however they are still 15-11 and they are still a game and a half ahead of the San Fransico Sterio… I mean Giants. If you going to get 1 hit, get one hit when the giants also loose. Thats my theory. Lets take a look at some stats here, and see where we can imrpove.
Sullivan .314/.364/.520/.884 – Earlier like most Rockies fans, I was hard on Sullivan, however if he continues to slug at a .520 clip and get on base at a .364 clip, then he will be manning center field for years to come.
Barmes .252/.274/.374/.648 – To say that Barmes has struggled a bit would be an understatement. Hurdle should consider dropping Barmes in the order, and letting someone like Jason Smith, or Jamie Carrol get slotted in the Number 2 hole, with Helton still on the DL, Smith and Carrol are getting a fair number of starts, and hitting number 2 would be a great way of using there stats to our advantage. Earlier I was going to go through the team and see where we can upgrade, well if Barmes continues to struggle, this might be a place to get a 1 year filler until Tulo is ready (which might be sooner rather then later, considering how well he's doing at AA)
Holliday .255/.286/.472/.757 – Holliday has been heating up a bit, but he's struggled, his numbers are almost as bad as Barmes, except for the higher slugging. He needs to turn it up a notch, or the Rockies will be looking for a LF come July 31
Atkins .340/.413/.546/.959 – Well, Atkins has been good…. He's been very very good actually, if Atkins continues to play this well, the Rockies have a problem, well Stewart spend the whole year in AA or AAA even if he's raking? Will Atkins or Stewart Move to the outfield? What about Jeff Baker? At least this is a good problem to have.
Hawpe .354/.436/.656/1.093 - For as good as Aktins has been, Hawpe has been better. Slugging above .640 and getting on base. I will admit, I wasn't sold on Hawpe before the seaon, but he's proving that he is the real deal.
Gonzalez .241/.267/.397/.663 – Gonzo has also struggled as well, but he seems to be turning it on also after hitting a homerun in flordia. He really needs to get hot soon though, because Carrol and Smith have been good and threaten to push Gonzo back into the utility role.
Ardoin Bad/Worse/Ugly - When does Torrealba come back?
Other notables:
Smith and Carrol have put up .878 and .813 OPS.
What would my lineup be until Helton Comes back??
1. Sullivan CF
2. Carrol/Smith 2b/1b
3. Atkins 3b
4. Hawpe RF
5. Holliday LF
6. Gonzalez 2b/1b
7. Barmes SS
8. Ojeda C
9. Pitcher
