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What’s the latest on Dugas?

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What’s the latest on Dugas?

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Not really sure where he plays when/if he comes back. DH against left handed pitching? Looks as if Stevenson and Pearson are locked In on the corner outfield spots.

I like Stevenson a lot, but just think if Dugas is healthy you need his bat and Joberts in the lineup.
Pearson absolutely needs to be in the lineup and has AA potential in his future years.

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I’m not sure on the latest but he was running around and celebrating with the team after Cade’s walkoff. Hopefully he’s close to coming back.

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Think I noticed some type of bracing on his wrist/hand while celebrating. So who knows if he will be back and when. Milazzo was also hopping around and celebrating. So might be able to see him back soon.

As far as both of them playing, I think Dugas will be back in LF as soon as he is healthy. Stevenson is a ball player and is playing well but to make a run I think Dugas has to get healthy and play like he did last year at the plate. That will be tough after missing as much time as he has in SEC play though. Milazzo and the catcher position is the tricky one. McManus is hitting well enough to stay in the lineup and doing good enough behind the plate.

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Both of those guys are playing at a higher level that Dugas has played at any point this year.

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I love Stevenson and Pearson, but this is just not true.

Pearson and Dugas have nearly identical stats, and that's with Dugas playing injured for 2 weeks and sick for another.

Stevenson is playing well in the field but his bat isn't close to Dugas.

Haha what fricking games have you been watching? Stevenson needs to sit for the rest of the year.

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Both of those guys are playing at a higher level that Dugas has played at any point this year.

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These things are pretty easy to verify.

Dugas: .295 BA, .958 OPS, .487 SLG
Stevenson: .231 BA, .769 OPS, .385 SLG.

Dugas replaces Stevenson if he's healthy. Stevenson gives you a defensive replacement late in games if necessary and a decent bat off the bench in a PH situation.

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Both of those guys are playing at a higher level that Dugas has played at any point this year.

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Here are the players' numbers right now

Dugas (27 games, 25 starts) .295/.487/.471 78 ABs, 3 HRs, 6 3Bs, 20 RBIs

Pearson (32 games, 16 starts) .300/.543/.419 70 ABs, 4 HRs, 5 2Bs, 16 RBis

Stevenson (27 games, 9 starts) .231/.385/.385 39 ABs, 1 HR, 3 2Bs, 6 RBIs

There may be an argument that Pearson's play the past couple of weeks is better than Dugas' best 2 week stretch this year, but that's about as far as it goes. At best. In no universe has Stevenson played better than Dugas, even this year's Dugas.