2039/2 Tallent Struggles

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2039/2 Tallent Struggles

Post by nerfHerder » Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:06 pm

Poor Dave Tallent. Asked a season ago by the previous regime to play 2B every day for the first time in his career, he had a down year compared to 2037. That year he appeared to "arrive" by hitting .295 with 33 HR and 107 RBI. Last season he dipped to .256 with 21 HR and 60 RBI while struggling mightily in the field. With Mike Bieschke back in the GM's office, his first idea was to get Dave back in a groove by moving him back to his normal spot at 3B. Unfortunately he hasn't done well either in the field or at the plate, even though he's been given a really long leash. In 50 games he's hitting .197 with 7 HR and 24 RBI. The team has finally made a move by sending Tallent to AAA Death Valley to see if he can right himself. IF Leonard Jones was recalled. Jones himself was sent down to get himself going. So where do they go from here?

For now, Mario Gorjo will take over against LHP, and in a shocking twist, Robert Gowron will play 3B vs RHP. Gowron is a career outfielder who has found few at bats so far, but has been pretty successful when he does. "We've always been about defense, almost to a fault", GM Mike Bieschke said. "So we're going to experiment a little with Robby (Gowron) and Mario out there and Felix Membiela coming in to relieve them in later innings". Interesting move. One would think Gowron will have a very short leash when it comes to fielding the position. If he does ok, AND hits, then the move is genius. Hawaii currently sits two games out of first place, but haven't hit the ball well as a team. An interesting start is sure to get even more interesting now.
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Re: 2039/2 Tallent Struggles

Post by RonCo » Wed Jul 17, 2019 10:58 pm

Tallent is an enigma.
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