Comments on: Aaron Miles is Going to Start and Bat at the Top of the Order http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/02/18/aaron-miles-is-going-to-start-and-bat-at-the-top-of-the-order/ Chicago Cubs Rumors, News and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:21:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: savant http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/02/18/aaron-miles-is-going-to-start-and-bat-at-the-top-of-the-order/comment-page-1/#comment-328 savant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:40:58 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=195#comment-328 Miles is also a decent hitter from the right side for a middle infielder. He put up a slash line of .315/.377/.378 last year, and his three year line is .297/.374/.358. Something else I also noticed while looking at his splits is that he has hit very well during day games, last year he went .392/.420/.531. Those numbers are probably just a case of a small sample size, but his three year line is still a respectable .321 /.364/.420. Miles is a role player, and if used in the correct roles he can actually bring some value to the team. Miles is also a decent hitter from the right side for a middle infielder. He put up a slash line of .315/.377/.378 last year, and his three year line is .297/.374/.358. Something else I also noticed while looking at his splits is that he has hit very well during day games, last year he went .392/.420/.531. Those numbers are probably just a case of a small sample size, but his three year line is still a respectable .321 /.364/.420.

Miles is a role player, and if used in the correct roles he can actually bring some value to the team.

]]> By: Ace http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/02/18/aaron-miles-is-going-to-start-and-bat-at-the-top-of-the-order/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Ace Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:26:03 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=195#comment-325 And hopefully that's exactly how it plays out. Starting Miles has a double-whammy negative: not only does it bench Fontenot, it robs the Cubs of the only thing Miles is good at - being versatile. And hopefully that’s exactly how it plays out. Starting Miles has a double-whammy negative: not only does it bench Fontenot, it robs the Cubs of the only thing Miles is good at – being versatile.

]]> By: The Zoner http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/02/18/aaron-miles-is-going-to-start-and-bat-at-the-top-of-the-order/comment-page-1/#comment-322 The Zoner Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:55:36 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=195#comment-322 I wrote about the same thing recently. It drives me nuts. He's slow, hits into a lot of DPs and never posted a season with OPS over .700 until last year. And he's getting old. Fontenot totally deserves to start, at least against righties. I wrote about the same thing recently. It drives me nuts. He’s slow, hits into a lot of DPs and never posted a season with OPS over .700 until last year. And he’s getting old.

Fontenot totally deserves to start, at least against righties.

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