It sure is a bitter pill to swallow to see Gomez get so many more plate appearances than the rest of the team by being in that leadoff spot. His numbers aren’t that bad for a rookie. In fact I think they are kind of encouraging, however it is still tough to see the offense hamstrung by a leadoff guy with only 12 walks to 77 strikeouts and an OBP of around .300 even.

Someday Gomez might be an excellent leadoff hitter. This season Gomez would look really good at #9.

I know, I know… “well who else would you put in the leadoff slot if not Gomez?”

1) It’s great to see Cuddyer coming around – his overall numbers still are bad, but that’s a heck of an 11-game stretch, anyway.

2) Monroe’s line is great (“great” meaning “fun to see”, not necessarily “super productive”) – 2 hits, 8 total bases.

3) Moving Gomez down in the order wouldn’t be a terrible thing, although I see that Casilla, the likely replacement, hasn’t been all that hot lately either. I’m not sure what an optimal batting order is for this team, other than Mauer-Morneau-Cuddyer-Kubel in four of the 2-6 slots.

4) Harris’ K/BB is pretty awful, but that slugging average is fantastic.

5) Buscher!

What did you mean OBS over .800?