he was just speculating, after all. I hope he’s right, but I don’t think we should all assume The Coz is coming up.

called up, Dusty will just “Heisey” him for the rest of the year. Cozart’s only chance to play is if we send down Janish & DFA Edgar. Strike that, Dusty would still put Cairo at SS.

and let him get back to his natural role in life as Jimmy Kimmel’s stunt double.

kind of a catch-22

I’d send Janish down. Yes, Renteria is already a sunk (suck?) cost, and he’s limited to SS. Still, he’s an asset that the team values, and you don’t just get rid of that when you have other options. Janish can be sent down without losing anyone. I’d bet that’s what they’d do.

The interesting question then becomes how Negron and Janish will split time at AAA

I do think some tempered expectations are in order though. I’ve been banging the Cozart drum so loudly and persistently I think that some people might have a skewed idea of what we’d be getting.

First of all, the defens is legit. You might see a slight drop from Janish defensively, but I don’t think it will be much, if anything. He has a similar range, better hands, and a slightly less strong arm. But what you won’t get is pasta diving and a bunch of “Janish woulda had that” moments. He’s going to look and perform like a real MLB shortstop.

At the plate, this is not an elite bat we’re talking about here. He doesn’t walk enough and I don’t see him ever hitting above .300 in the majors. HOWEVA. He has legitimate power and real base stealing ability. I think it’s entirely possible he might come in and only put up a line of .260/.300/.400 or so. Worst case scenario, it could be a bit lower. My guess on his floor is something like .240/.280/.370. Still much better than Janteria. But the exciting part is that there is real upside here, especially with the power, and especially in GABP. I think .270/.320/.450 is about as good as we could hope for, but that isn’t entirely out of the question. If he does that, I think we’d all be thrilled.

this seemed like as good a place to say so as any. Carry on.

I think he has far more upside than Renteria. I know this is unquantifiable, but I also think sending Janish away would hurt team chemistry and send a bad message. Favoring aging, deteriorating veterans over younger, home grown talent, even though struggling, is a bad plan.

It may be Zach Cozart day, but it ain’t white boy day.

When asked whether his injury would affect his contract negotiations, Pujols snapped at a reporter saying, “Thats a stupid question, yo. That’s straight up ridiculous, yo.” I didn’t realize Pujols was so thin skinned, and yet so gangsta.

Janish to louisville, dfa edgar …

bring up cozart and a mystery guest … (i’d say yonder but i’m not too picky)

Even though the Debbie Downers on this board tried to talk me out of it, I went down to the game last night. Got a $15 ticket from a scalper in the top of the first and was able to stand behind the scout seats for the whole game.

Notes:

- It did not rain ‘tHan
- Cueto’s arm didn’t fall off Justin
- I think 3 HR’s a game from Heisey is totally sustainable.
- BP is definitely using “Movin’ Like Bernie” as his walkup music.
- Janish bumped his average up above .230.
- They showed C-Dick and Freddy Garcia during the Kiss Cam much to the delight of the crowd, and (surprisingly) the Yanks dugout.

Not sure that bodes well for him joining the team tomorrow

No. No it is not.

Josh Hamilton blames his poor performance in day games on his baby blue eyes.

Can anyone confirm or debunk this?