Jumpin' Jack

Charlie's got a looong post about Jack Wilson and his offensive failings. It's true, stats don't lie. I'm still hesitant to give up on Jack just yet for next year. As Charlie points out, he's been above his career OPS since the end of April (.678 compared to .667). Of course that still isn't too impressive compared to his .794 from last year. The reason I say don't give up quite yet is that he was generally a good hitter in the minors. We probably won't see a year like last year again, but I still think he's capable of putting up offensive numbers that are justifiable when you take his glove into account. I'll admit, this may just be blind faith, but I sure hope not.