Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Jose Baustista out, Athony Gose in as the Jays move on

So Jose Bautista is going on the 15 day DL and his after the all-star break slump will be a little bit different because when he returns in two or three weeks and it will take him a bit longer than that for him to get his power back so it will be tough for him to get to that 40 homer mark. He will be replaced by the other half of the Roy Halliday deal in Anthony Gose who will most likely be batting ninth in the Jays order tomorrow afternoon at the new Yankee stadium in the finale of the three game series. He is a high energy guy who loves the spotlight and wants to make an impact in games and had more energy and outgoing than Brett Lawrie which means he is very active and will likely be playing in left field with most likely Rajai Davis. He has played 67 games and is hitting .333 with 16 homers and 52 RBIs along with 21 doubles and 2 triples with 19 walks and 59 ks in Vegas and looks like he will be a good replacement for Bautista but nobody will actually replace Bautista and climb into the playoff picture a lot harder. The lineup has changed a bit tonight with Rajai Davis moving up to lead off and Brett Lawrie takes Jose Bautista spot in the three spot while Jeff Mathis will be catching and batting ninth tonight and tomorrow J.P. will move up to eighth so Gose bats just before Rajai who has the best speed on the team. It going to be a tough time without Bautista but everybody is going through it Tom Mehegan

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