Thursday, July 21, 2005

Poor, poor Bobby

Bobby Hill down, Brad Eldred up. It's good to see Eldred up since he was absolutely murdering the ball in Indy (10 homers in his last 10 games). I'm not sure why Bobby Hill went down. I'll let Rotoworld speak for me:

What did he do? Complain about his ridiculous lack of playing time? When Hill started one of the games in a doubleheader Monday, it was his third start in more than 10 weeks, even though he reached base four times in each of the first two. Hill was also batting .290 in 31 at-bats as a pinch-hitter.
Why do we keep Restovich around? Tike Redman and Chris Duffy are essentially the same type of player, only with Duffy being younger and better at everything. If we're bringing Eldred up to sit on the bench, start twice a week, and strike out a ton as a pinch hitter, than this is a gigantic waste (and a mistake). He has to play a lot for this to be worth it. So then why is Daryle Ward still around? Unless, the answer is "trade bait" I don't want to hear it. Bobby Hill plays a bunch of positions and is a great pinch hitter. He fills more of a role on the team than Restovich and Tike Redman combined. Good move to bring Eldred up, but it's a bad move to send Bobby Hill down.