http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/07/rockies-move-carlos-gonzalez-to-center-field-leadoff-spot/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 04:54:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/07/rockies-move-carlos-gonzalez-to-center-field-leadoff-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-147000 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:11:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62343#comment-147000 No way he was hitting .330 again, but calling him a .249 hitter is a bit of a stretch. The power hasn’t really been there this year either. I’m pretty confident that a .720 OPS is not “who he is.”

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/07/rockies-move-carlos-gonzalez-to-center-field-leadoff-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-146997 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:05:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62343#comment-146997 Gonzalez is widely considered a tremendous outfielder, even in center, and everything I’ve seen of him seems to back that up.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/07/rockies-move-carlos-gonzalez-to-center-field-leadoff-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-146984 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:44:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62343#comment-146984 In the few Rockies games I’ve seen this year, it sure doesn’t look like Gonzalez tries very hard in the outfield. He always seems to dog it, especially if there is any chance of someone else getting to the ball. In a game this weekend Tulowitzki caught a ball in medium left field as Gonzalez just sort of looked on. Is he always like this?

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/07/rockies-move-carlos-gonzalez-to-center-field-leadoff-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-146946 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:44:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62343#comment-146946 Slow start? This is who he is, Jim. That .384 BABIP last year was a fluke. Lead off with Iannetta.

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