I guess you could replace Wong with him, but A) There's no guarantee that Schrock would be better and B) Wong isn't the main problem right now.
I think Wong was projected to be a 1.5-2 WAR player, and he's still projected to finish close to there. I know the strikeout looking last night probably angered people towards him again, but he's still managed to contribute positively towards the club since he can at least field. I'd be much more inclined to figure out what to do with Carp and Fowler first.
I don't agree with this at all.Fat Strat wrote:We're in mid-May now and Wong, Fowler and Carpenter are still terrible. Interestingly, Carpenter has managed his horrendous start while still having a LD% of 26%. It seems nearly impossible that his BABIP is so low. Wong and Folwer have been as bad as their slash lines indicate.
I can't remember a stretch this long when core, proven hitters on this club have been this unbelievably bad. Throw Ozuna in there, too, though his stats look more like a normal slump and rebound situation.
Using BABIP as evidence that a guy is going to rebound isn't at all convincing when we're dealing with someone being shifted on as much as Carpenter. Yeah, he's not going to finish the season with a .183 BABIP, but I really think people are overstating the positive regression coming his way.