Melky

[WhiteJak]

What do people think of this? I like it. Melky has been one of baseball's most underrated players.

[All4KU]

I'm good with it. We didn't give up an arm and leg for him, either.

[NoPantsChico]

I dig it. I'm kind of surprised Ned said he'd play RF because I think Bonifacio is doing just fine defensively, at least no worse than I think Melky would be. Either way, he'll lengthen the lineup which the team really needs, and they got him while only taking on about $2.5M and without giving up any of their top-shelf prospects.

[Hawker007]

If the organization is honest with themselves, he should be platooning in left and DH.

[WhiteJak]

He needs to play every day...somewhere.

[WolfShirtSophomore]

I'm good with it. We didn't give up an arm and leg for him, either.

Yeah, we gave up 2 arms instead. chuckle.

[WolfShirtSophomore]

He needs to play every day...somewhere.

agreed, he can spell Gordo against lefties. DH instead of Moss and play for Boni mostly.

[Hawker007]

agreed, he can spell Gordo against lefties. DH instead of Moss and play for Boni mostly.

I agree, but it's a pretty dick move to Bonifacio if you ask me. He's done nothing but perform well since getting to play. His avg has dropped as of late, so maybe it is a good move. Not sure Melky's defense is that great for right field. I think Bonifacio's arm is stronger. He should probably play left for Gordo.

[WhiteJak]

It never occurred to me that he would replace Bonifacio. He's been productive. The problem is our Mendoza level production in left field and subpar production at designated hitter. I figured it would be some rest for Gordon and relatively bad news for Moss' playing time.

[NoPantsChico]

It never occurred to me that he would replace Bonifacio. He's been productive. The problem is our Mendoza level production in left field and subpar production at designated hitter. I figured it would be some rest for Gordon and relatively bad news for Moss' playing time.

Yeah, this was my thinking too, before I saw the quote from Ned. If they're going to take a few days to figure it out, the good news is that anyone can pound 12 beers and still play a decent outfield in Baltimore.

[OnePoundSterling]

Bonifacio only has around 300 MLB at-bats, so even though he has been pretty good, he is still a bit of an unknown. Heading down the stretch looking for a playoff spot, I'll be happy to have Bonifacio/Melky available (especially with Gordon having a terrible season at the plate).

The real loser in this is Soler (with good reason) . . . he's not coming back up anytime soon.