Forget the fact that he's been our most productive hitter for the last month. He's our DH! Jim Thome was our DH for three seasons and he was striking out all the time. Sano is just a kid. There's plenty of time to teach him more of the basics. BUT -in the meantime- he can keep on driving in runs and hitting home runs and winning games for us. Take last night for instance. SIX RBI, TWO home runs --AND... he was still patient enough to draw a walk in the eighth inning to load the bases when he was down 1-2 in the count. That kind of mature batting is amazing to watch AND he's still batting close to .300!!!
Speaking of mature batting, has Aaron Hicks finally learned how to hit major league pitching? His fielding in center has been highlight reel good, night after night. But his hitting from BOTH sides of the plate has been spectacular. Here's the stats:
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