Khalil Greene may only be batting .257 on the year, but he also has 17 extra base hits. He’s yet to prove the ability to remain healthy, but Greene can be a very useful middle infielder if used properly; for his career, he has an .857 OPS on the road and a .656 OPS at home. This year, it’s a .908 OPS away from home and a .696 OPS at Petco Park.
Albert Pujols was awarded a walk on the third ball of the at-bat Monday night.
Scott Olsen may be pitching poorly, but at least he’s 6-for-10 at the plate.
David Wright has drawn a walk in 10 consecutive games this season, totaling 16 on the year. While he’s doing an excellent job of getting on base, the .372 slugging percentage is unacceptable. He didn’t hit a homer during April.
Meanwhile, teammate Carlos Beltran is having one of the best seasons few are talking about. He has a .515/.579/.788 line against lefties.
I’m a little worried about my boy Ben Sheets. The 4.25 ERA and 1.17 WHIP aren’t terrible, but Sheets simply isn’t striking guys out at even close to his usual clip. He’s continued his proneness to giving up the long ball, already surrendering five homers in just 36 innings pitched. He’s also walked more than half of last year’s total in 70 fewer innings. But the most glaring statistic is the paltry 16 Ks. If he doesn’t turn that around soon, expect news of an injury to crop up soon thereafter.
Chipper Jones is the NL’s MVP through one month of the season. It’s still doubtful he plays in more than 140 games this season, but there’s no questioning his ability in the batter’s box. Jones has 10 homers, with a 1.110 OPS and 16:18 K:BB ratio, helping my Braves’ prediction to make the playoffs look good so far.
Hunter Pence needs to be owned in all but the shallowest of leagues. He put up monstrous spring numbers and is the club’s best prospect. 15 homers and 10 steals are both reachable from here on out.
Jose Reyes in on pace for 110 steals this season.
Richie Sexson has 11 hits in 73 at-bats this year. Of those 11 hits, just one has gone for a single. That’s right, he has a 91 percent XBH rate.
The Warriors blew it Tuesday night. Up 112-103 with three minutes left, how do you end the game on a 0-15 run? Talk about not being able to put a team away; that’s taking it to a whole different level. The Mavs’ backs were against the wall, but give the No. 1 seed an inch, and they just might take a series. Oracle Arena may have something to say about that come Thursday night. When Baron Davis is healthy and motivated (not often), there isn’t a point guard other than Steve Nash that I’d rather have.
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