re: Why does KRob even play

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I will say that K-Robs situational hitting this year has been dismal

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I would agree.

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Alot of his AB's this year have come in situations where his primary job should be to move runners up and he simply does not do that

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He should have bunted in one of his ABs today. Not his fault.

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He has trouble getting himself into a good hitters count and can start eliminating offspeed pitchers and start looking fastball.

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That's been the troubling part of this year. Last year, he was doing the opposite. Working a pitcher really well. He's taken a step back in this regard.

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he does a good job of recognizing breaking balls early and laying off. He makes a lot of contact and will be great in the future, but right now, there's just no spot for him in the regular lineup

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Eh... I wouldn't say either of those first two. And it's not just that there isn't a spot for him. He looked lost catching Lange early and during some of his ABs.

Do not get me wrong about Pap. I'm a big fan of his. I thought he would have won the job by now after watching fall ball. He looked really far ahead of Sciv in some of those games. But I was wrong about both players. Happily wrong about Sciv!