Fontenot..Best 25th man?

[Bruno7481]

I really like what Fontenot has done this year as basically the last guy on the bench. Its obvious his playing time will greatly diminish when Soriano returns, but could still be a valuable asset.

 

.262/.356/.485

[chuckywang]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

[Bruno7481]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Exactly, and to be fair he's done it in limited duty. I wouldn't go as far to call him a "power" bat off the bench, but he's proven he can provide a decent SLG%.

[jersey cubs fan]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Yes, but Fontenot would probably not put up those numbers as a starter.

[weis21]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Yes, but Fontenot would probably not put up those numbers as a starter.

Maybe, but I think he would have a decent chance of maintaining something pretty close to it. His 130 ABs this year have been very sporadic, so while his power may dip a bit, his average and OBP would probably increase. He's not too far off his PECOTA projection of .282/.357/.431 either.

[Warren Brusstar]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Yes, but Fontenot would probably not put up those numbers as a starter.

 

It always amuses me that NSBB favorites (i.e. Murton) are obviously impacted negatively by not playing better every day (and thus their numbers should be ignored), but players that are competing with NSBB (i.e. Fontenot with Cedeno) would obviously falter if given a chance to play everyday.

Edited July 9, 2008 by Warren Brusstar

[SouthSideRyan]

I hated on Fontenot for the majority of the past 2 seasons. He's far exceeded my expectations.

[Uber]

I like Mike. I dont know if I "pinch hit him in the bottom of the ninth" like him, but it could be worse.

 

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[jersey cubs fan]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Yes, but Fontenot would probably not put up those numbers as a starter.

 

It always amuses me that NSBB favorites (i.e. Murton) are obviously impacted negatively by not playing better every day (and thus their numbers should be ignored), but players that are competing with NSBB (i.e. Fontenot with Cedeno) would obviously falter if given a chance to play everyday.

 

Yeah, that was dumb.

 

Fontenot competes with NSBB? I like Fontenot, and Cedeno. Try knowing what you are talking about before you post.

[fromthestretch]

There are many teams in the league that would love those numbers out of their starting 2B.

 

Yes, but Fontenot would probably not put up those numbers as a starter.

 

It always amuses me that NSBB favorites (i.e. Murton) are obviously impacted negatively by not playing better every day (and thus their numbers should be ignored), but players that are competing with NSBB (i.e. Fontenot with Cedeno) would obviously falter if given a chance to play everyday.

 

Competing with NSBB? Seriously? I didn't know that a message board had waged battle with some players.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I've always liked Fontenot. I think he is best suited as a bat off the bench, but in the right situation would make an ideal LH part of a platoon at 2b.

[Soul]

I don't know how he does it, but I just hope he keeps doing it.