Eric Wedge never ceases to "amaze" me. He continues to play Grady Sizemore as the DH in the #2 hole of the lineup. Wedge himself has stated that he has concerns about Sizemore's ailing elbow. Sizemore has not been producing much lately, especially not enough to make the DH and bat him 2nd. What is Wedge thinking??? Let guys like Jamey Carroll and Mark DeRosa bat 2nd and let guys like Ryan Garko and Victor Martinez DH for the time being, heck you could even use David Dellucci against right handed pitching.
I also find crazy that Wedge wanted to keep Luis Valbuena on the roster instead of Josh Barfield stating that Valbuena offers a left-handed bat. Well tonight against the Rays Andy Sonnanstine, a RHP, Valbuena is on the bench.
In all Wedge has 3 left handed hitters on the bench in Dellucci, Valbuena, and Trevor Crowe, a switch hitter (who was called up to help fill in for the ailing Sizemore no less). For whatever reason Wedge wants all 3 of these players on his 25 man roster but refuses to play them in the roles they are intended for. I am not a big fan of Dellucci or Valbuena (over Barfield that is) but if they are the team he should use them for what he says he is going too.
I get the Matt LaPorta move, he wasn't getting regular at-bats but tonight they have Mark DeRosa in left with outfielders Crowe and Dellucci on the bench, again against a RHP.
Make a fricking lineup and stick to it. Winning takes a little consistency!
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