PT TOMORROW: AL West—Surging Valencia gaining traction?
Aug 11 2015
We've analyzed the unsettled MI situation several times in this space, most notably at 2B, where bench player Eric Sogard has again been miscast as a regular again for most of the season. But the waivers acquisition of Danny Valencia (OF/3B/1B) appears to be giving the A's some new options, at least over the short-term. A career .326 BA vs LHPs has profiled Valencia as a lefty killer for most of his career, and one idea behind his acquisition was to move Brett Lawrie (3B/2B, OAK) back to his old position at 2B, at least when the A's faced LHPs. But entering Tuesday, Valencia had made four starts—three vs. RHPs—in OAK's previous five games, suggesting something else may be percolating here.
Simply put, Valencia has been...
Almost!
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