September 07, 2005
McKeon Tinkers
After going back and forth on this, it looks like Mike Lowell is out at third base. Miguel Cabrera moves to the position, and rookie Jeremy Hermida and veteran Jeff Conine will platoon in left.
Hermida, who hit a grand slam in his first major-league at-bat last week, doubled in Castillo during the Marlins' three-run third inning.
Hermida played left field while Miguel Cabrera played third base, in place of Lowell.
Hermida has more extra-base hits in five games since being called up from Class AA Carolina than Lowell has in his past 15 games. And he has more RBI — five — than Lowell has in his past 22 games.
Juan Pierre is no longer leading off. I like both Lowell and Pierre, but the moves needed to be done. The Marlins are in an extremely tight race for the Wild Card, and they can no longer afford to carry unproductive veterans. Lowell had to sit, and Pierre had to move down in the lineup. Kudos to McKeon for having the guts to make the call.
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