One of the Oakland A’s first baseman, Daric Barton, has not started the year well. With a .149 batting average and only seven hits in 47 at-bats, people are starting to wonder why the Athletics are keeping him in the lineup at all- especially when there are two other qualified first basemen in the dugout. However, since Brandon Moss and Alberto Callaspo have been hitting so well lately, these two tend to platoon the DH position depending on who has the better matchup against the opposing pitcher instead of starting at first base. As a result, Barton stays in the lineup. Barton was called up from the minor leagues in 2013 after injuries ravaged the Athletics’ lineup. Many were surprised when he did not go back down to the minor leagues for the 2014 season. Barton does not have a powerful or aggressive swing due to his upright body position and lack of bend in his hips and knees when he swings. Additionally, he has a very short swing which results in less power and explains why he has a 0.096 Isolated Power or ISO. Lastly, Barton’s fielding has not been great either and he has already made three errors so far this season. Because he is not producing, has a weak swing, and has not shown any promise of changing that swing in the near future, the Oakland A’s either need to designate him for assignment or let him go entirely. In all honesty, the Athletics should have kept Sam Fuld as their fifth outfielder and let Barton go once outfielder Craig Gentry came back from the DL. With two other first basemen on the team who were having a successful start to the season, it did not make sense to keep Barton, especially when Fuld had a better bat and was a great defensive force in the field. However, since we cannot redo the past, let us look to see who could replace Barton in the dugout if he were to be designated for assignment or let go. There are really no prospects that are ready for the major leagues to replace Barton at first base. With three first baseman in the Top 20 of the Athletics’ prospects, only two have been to a major league spring training, but neither of them saw much playing time. The next best bet is to look at some free agents. 全文 http://isportsweb.com/2014/04/29/oakland-solving-daric-barton-problem/ Barton 真的太慘了 打不出來守備還三次失誤 ORZ 其實可以試試把 Nate Freiman 拉上來了 今年在3A已經轟了5支HR Kendrys Morales 能來是最好 不過也是6月之後的事了 --

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