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    Does he a) deserve to stay up in place of Adonis and b) will be stay up when Adonis is ready?

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    Quote Originally Posted by IslandBrave View Post
    Does he a) deserve to stay up in place of Adonis and b) will be stay up when Adonis is ready?
    Yes to both

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    I see no reason not to implement a Rio/Adonis platoon at 3b for the rest of this season.

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    I'm ok with trying a platoon...might be a cheap way to improve production at third

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    I know the numbers against LHP aren't good, but I'd rather watch Ruiz try to figure them out than have to watch Adonis play. We know Adonis sucks. Give Rio the chance vs lefties and see what happens. I don't see a downside to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IslandBrave View Post
    Does he a) deserve to stay up in place of Adonis and b) will be stay up when Adonis is ready?
    Yes and yes
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    I don't think there's gonna be a lot of dissent on this question.

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    I think Ruiz can develop into a solid second-tier player. May need to be a bit more aggressive early in counts, but that type of knowledge isn't developed overnight. I say put him at 3B for an extended stretch. Send Bonifacio packing and, while we're at it, have Boni pack a steamer trunk in which Colon will fit.

    Not to hijack, but here's how we will move Colon at the deadline.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post
    I think Ruiz can develop into a solid second-tier player. May need to be a bit more aggressive early in counts, but that type of knowledge isn't developed overnight. I say put him at 3B for an extended stretch. Send Bonifacio packing and, while we're at it, have Boni pack a steamer trunk in which Colon will fit.

    Not to hijack, but here's how we will move Colon at the deadline.

    50! Funny. I would do anything not to see Santana and Bonifuko hit ever again in life. Bring up Rojas/Adams....or have Colon pinch hit. he hits farther than Boni!

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    What I like about Rio is he really shows you all he can. And compared to Adonis, it's like he's dancing out there on the sand.
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jpx7 View Post
    What I like about Rio is he really shows you all he can. And compared to Adonis, it's like he's dancing out there on the sand.
    ****ing hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    I see no reason not to implement a Rio/Adonis platoon at 3b for the rest of this season.
    Why bother? We're not good, Adonis isn't good. Why not just give RIo as many PAs as possible and see what he can do. Maybe MLB experience will help him become a better player long term.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zitothebrave View Post
    Why bother? We're not good, Adonis isn't good. Why not just give RIo as many PAs as possible and see what he can do. Maybe MLB experience will help him become a better player long term.
    Because Adonis is good...if used properly.

    Giving him 400 PAs per year vs RHers is not using him properly. Batting him 2nd is not using him properly. Leaving him in defensively late in games is not using him properly.

    Leveraging his .310/.362/.476 (.839 OPS) line vs LHers is using him properly. Using him in the bottom half of the lineup is using him properly. Replacing him defensively after he gets 3 ABs is using him properly.

    Rio had a ~.300 platoon advantage the last 2 years. If the Braves are truly interested in being as good as possible, they will limit his PAs against LHers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Because Adonis is good...if used properly.

    Giving him 400 PAs per year vs RHers is not using him properly. Batting him 2nd is not using him properly. Leaving him in defensively late in games is not using him properly.

    Leveraging his .310/.362/.476 (.839 OPS) line vs LHers is using him properly. Using him in the bottom half of the lineup is using him properly. Replacing him defensively after he gets 3 ABs is using him properly.

    Rio had a ~.300 platoon advantage the last 2 years. If the Braves are truly interested in being as good as possible, they will limit his PAs against LHers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    If the Braves are truly interested in being as good as possible, they will limit his PAs against LHers.
    What zito's post presupposes is maybe they shouldn't be [this year].
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Quote Originally Posted by 50PoundHead View Post

    Not to hijack, but here's how we will move Colon at the deadline.

    A strong laxative could work as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    Because Adonis is good...if used properly.

    Giving him 400 PAs per year vs RHers is not using him properly. Batting him 2nd is not using him properly. Leaving him in defensively late in games is not using him properly.

    Leveraging his .310/.362/.476 (.839 OPS) line vs LHers is using him properly. Using him in the bottom half of the lineup is using him properly. Replacing him defensively after he gets 3 ABs is using him properly.

    Rio had a ~.300 platoon advantage the last 2 years. If the Braves are truly interested in being as good as possible, they will limit his PAs against LHers.
    First off Adonis is hardly good. The sample of him vs. LH is pretty small and he wasn't super strong either (125 career wRC+) but even then we're dealing with 210 PA.

    What we know about Garcia is his minor league stats are mediocre, and he's 32. Rio should get PA. You'd have a point if we had anything to play for, but right now all we have to play for is figuring out what we have in players, and giving players time to develop. Rio may never hit LHP, but why not give him looks against LHP in the majors? What harm comes from it?
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