LF and Catcher are where we've been struggling, especially against RH pitching.
Trumbo will give a boost to LF and he can spell Morrison at 1B against LHP but Zunino has to hit better for anything to significant to happen. LF will be less of a black hole but we HAVE to get more out of Zunino this year to be competitive. Ideally SS too.
This is probably JZ's last year though. He's oddly fascinated with RH power-hitters (Trumbo, Cruz, Zunino, DJ Peterson, the 1st rounder from last year)...he and Howard Lincoln are the biggest problems and not Lloyd McClendon.
LF and Catcher are where we've been struggling, especially against RH pitching.
Trumbo will give a boost to LF and he can spell Morrison at 1B against LHP but Zunino has to hit better for anything to significant to happen. LF will be less of a black hole but we HAVE to get more out of Zunino this year to be competitive. Ideally SS too.
This is probably JZ's last year though. He's oddly fascinated with RH power-hitters (Trumbo, Cruz, Zunino, DJ Peterson, the 1st rounder from last year)...he and Howard Lincoln are the biggest problems and not Lloyd McClendon.
The M's need a lot, but what they truly need is for Cano to be Cano from NY. Or at least produce at a level close to last year. Even McClendon said he needs Cano, Cruz, and Seager to hit or he won't be here long.
I'm not saying that better production out of LF, C, SS, or 1B wouldn't help, but those guys were never counted on to be heavy producers. A good season out of one of those guys is gravy.
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Trumbo will give a boost to LF and he can spell Morrison at 1B against LHP but Zunino has to hit better for anything to significant to happen. LF will be less of a black hole but we HAVE to get more out of Zunino this year to be competitive. Ideally SS too.
This is probably JZ's last year though. He's oddly fascinated with RH power-hitters (Trumbo, Cruz, Zunino, DJ Peterson, the 1st rounder from last year)...he and Howard Lincoln are the biggest problems and not Lloyd McClendon.
I'm not saying that better production out of LF, C, SS, or 1B wouldn't help, but those guys were never counted on to be heavy producers. A good season out of one of those guys is gravy.
Seems like pitchers may have figured out that pounding him inside with fastballs and then going away with the breaking stuff is the way to go.
With Trumbo, we should at least get better production from LF (when he plays there) and there's still hope Zunino and Miller can improve.
Morrison is what he is, which is about a .240 to .250 hitter, .320 OBP, and a .400 SLG guy.