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Baseball Musings
April 19, 2002
Patterson:

Remeber what a bust Corey Patterson was in spring training? On the Baseball Direct Scoreboard site, you can get STATS, Inc. listings for players, including News and Notes. This was written about Patterson in March:


3/15/02 3:17 PM CT
Manager Don Baylor has been backing off his early-spring statement that
Patterson will start in center field for the Cubs. Patterson has been
slumping, forcing his manager to reconsider his initial decision.
STATS Says:
Patterson probably could use a full season at Triple-A Iowa, and making
such a scenario more feasible is the success of Roosevelt Brown in the
Cubs' camp. Brown could be the starting center fielder on Opening Day.
(TH)

A little over a month later, Patterson is hitting well and Brown looks like he's heading back to the minors. Brown did homer today, but Patterson has a .429 OBA and Brown a .216 (through 6 innings today). Maybe spring training isn't all that meaningful.


Posted by David Pinto at 05:39 PM | Baseball