So since Willie Bloomquist is now our gritty player with Gload gone he's taken a lot of crap. Well what if DM assembled the All-Grit team! Yes this means bringing back Gload. How many runs would they score?
C- I went with Varitek. His grit, leadership, and good game-calling ability allowed him to get a nice contract despite the fact that he well sucked last year. I can see an argument for Pierzynski, but I hate him.
1B- Gload, no question. He's so gritty he poops sand paper.
2B- Craig Counsell, because when DM signed Bloomquist he called him a Craig Counsell like player. GMDM said " “He’s an on-base guy, a speed-type player and a hustler,” and "He’s a Craig Counsell-type who really plays hard, hustles and knows how to play”. Can we argue with that? Counsell then signed for less than Bloomy.
SS- Eckstein... see any announcer on Eckstein
3B-Inge, because he can play a lot of differant positions ala Teahen, but also catcher. This makes him grittier. A tough pick though.
LF- Willie Ballgame
CF- Aaron Rowand
RF- Eric Byrnes, because he hustles and is a fan favorite
DH- Doug Mientkiewicz, because Kevin Millar's grit is overrated.
The average of this teams lineups is 4.447 with a high/low of 4.582 and 4.292.
The Royals are scoring 4.06 per. What does all this mean? The Royals have a horrible offense and a team put together based on a tangible characteristic that may or may not have any effect on wins is better. Yikes!
Also on Moustakas- I'm pretty worried. Not so much that he isn't hitting, but that he isn't walking. His long term progress will be based on whether he learns to take a walk decently well.
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