click to enlarge graphicOriginally Posted on 5/20
Ok, so how many of you picked up Emilio after the 1st week of play. How much did you spend on him (just curious)? Perhaps you can barter with him for some food because 24 year old Emilio will soon be flipping hamburgers at your local fast food restaurant. No check that, he will be more effective being a delivery boy because he is fast.
What’s that you say? Oh, you got him for the stolen bases. Well here’s the thing. In order to steal a base, you have to somehow find a way to get on 1st. As you may recall, you can’t steal 1st. Emilio currently has a .300 On-base percentage. As of this writing, there are currently 61 full-time MLB that have batting averages HIGHER than his OBP. To put things in even more perspective, there are 31 full-time MLB players that have batting averages HIGHER than his slugging percentage. In summary...... that's not good, no matter how you slice it. The guy can’t get on base, and if he's not on base, he can't steal.
It’s only a matter of time before Emilio is back playing in Mobile, Alabama and it won’t be long after that where he’s back home (wherever that is) delivering burgers (do they do that where you live?) So trade him to some other poor gullible sole and point to his 263 minor league steals. P.S. Don’t mention his speedy burger delivery time, that might kill the deal. - Paul Leume
Paul Leume is a MLB columnist from Montreal, Canada. Paul, a one-time beat writer covering the Montreal Expos for the Montreal Gazette is a proud grandfather of 3 girls and now spends his time offering his thoughts and prospective on Major League Baseball on a variety of blogs and websites throughout Al Gore’s internet.
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