How about a second baseman with a BA .288, OBP .348, and OPS .710 batting 2nd?

[dustcover]

Anyone remember Nellie Fox hitting in the #2 spot behind Luis Aparicio for the White Sox during his 19 year career. The above are his career averages.

 

I mention this to support my theory that the #2 spot calls for a hitting machine with a preponderance of singles with a few doubles mixed in and serving as an authentic table setter for the big boys.

 

And my candidate for this role is already in the Sox's own backyard. An infielder on a 26-game hitting streak with the WooSox named Yairo Muñoz. Bring him up and send Cordero down. Put Kike back in CF and batting leadoff, with Munoz playing 2B and batting in the #2 hole, and let Duran come off the bench when he's called upon.

 

I'm not suggesting that Munoz is the next coming of Nellie Fox, but he sure seems to have the tangibles that are presently lacking in the Sox's #2 hole in the batting order.

 

Presently, Duran batting 2nd with 50 AB's has 9 hits that include 2 HR's for a BA of .180, OBP .280, and OPS .568. This is not what is needed from the #2 in the batting order.

 

In his young career, Munoz in 510 AB's has an average of .278, OBP .332, and OPS .733 and to his credit has a WAR of 0.4

 

Maybe Munoz could do for the Sox what Sibby Sisti did for the old Boston Braves in 1948 when he played a key role and sparked the club's run to the World Series, filling in for injured second baseman Eddie Stanky.

[sundvl20]

Little Louie is the reason im a red sox fan! long story

[Fan_since_Boggs]

I would promote Munoz and release M.Gonzalez. I don't know why they don't promote him, they could use his versatility and contact skills.

[moonslav59]

I would promote Munoz and release M.Gonzalez. I don't know why they don't promote him, they could use his versatility and contact skills.

 

Don't encourage him.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Nellie Fox played in an alien baseball world, where batters batted and moved baserunners counterclockwise...

 

Even when he didn't get a hit, Fox put the ball in play. In his prime decade, 1951-1960, he averaged 190 hits and 4.6 WAR. In 19 years in the big leagues, Fox struck out 219 times -- the same amount that Chris Davis whiffed in 2016.

 

Nellie Fox fanned 15 times per year. And never once stepped out of the box to adjust his Velcro (which wasn't invented yet).

[Bellhorn04]

Don't encourage him.

 

At the same time, don't confuse dustcover with Ghost. dustcover is more like bosoxmal.

[notin]

At the same time, don't confuse dustcover with Ghost. dustcover is more like bosoxmal.

 

Agreed. dustcover clearly knows who Nellie Fox is. Ghost thinks A ball is for punishment...