There was also a concern that Gonzo would misplay balls, and let singles turn to doubles, and doubles to triples. The brilliant defensive production of Mcdonald and Cameron have both ALREADY done that once tonight. So what's the difference between replacing a bad outfielder who can't hit for s*** with Ortiz's bat and A-gon's glove in the outfield.
Remember when Ortiz had that 14 pitch AB the other night? And when Mcdonald swung into an easy ground out on the first pitch in the following AB... I can't get that image out of my head.
McDonald's OPS is .364. No, that's not a typo, I didn't mean OBP, I mean OPS. Reddick/Salty/Varitek/Scutaro/Sutton all have OPSs DOUBLE that. I was one of his biggest defenders last year, but now it is pretty obvious we need to get this scrub out of the lineup.