Slaughter still struggling....

But his exit velocity

Watch out.
Paid slaughter pumpers all over this board.
Watch what ya say

But he got a hit to the right side tonight! According to twitter, he's back...

Slaughter pumpers r quiet tonight thought they would come out after he got his second hit of the year

No reason at all Reid shouldn't be playing 3rd until Smith gets back. Hughes looks like he might keep the SS spot, so Smith will take 3rd.

I mean, he's 1 for 2 tonight. Reid gives you worse defense and is barely a threat to do anything offensively

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barely a threat to do anything offensively

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Reid will draw walks unlike Slaughter though. Slaughter either hacks at the ball or hits pop ups. He is too lost at the plate at this point.

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Reid gives you worse defense and is barely a threat to do anything offensively

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Reid is really good at the plate. No he doesn’t have much power but he always swings at good pitches and he gets on base.

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Reid gives you worse defense and is barely a threat to do anything offensively

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His freshmen season he led the team in walks....and hit a hair under .300 while slaughter couldn't hit .270....and this year is below .100...he couldn't do any worse offensively and he's still a good glove defensively.

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Reid finds ways to get on base and have productive at bats. Slaughter isn't spectacular at 3rd and has brought nothing to the plate. However, he has infinitely more upside if he figures it out. I think Mainieri makes the switch after the weekend, possibly before, if Slaughter doesn't turn it around. And we need Slaughter to start hitting the ball, especially with Smith out for awhile and Watson out for now.