Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 28, 2006
What's Wrong with Wright?

David Wright certainly cooled off after the All-Star break. As far as Wright and Randolph are concerned, however, there's nothing wrong.

"I'm confident that I can go out and get the job done," said Wright, who was in his usual No. 5 spot in Sunday's lineup. "I'm going to get it turned around soon. You have to just relax and let the game come to you."

Although manager Willie Randolph has been very supportive of his struggling third baseman, that's a mantra he's been trying to preach to Wright for awhile, with varying degrees of success. Randolph has indicated that he believes there's nothing mechanically wrong with Wright's swing. The manager feels that Wright just isn't swinging at enough good pitches.

"He wants to do so much," Randolph said. "Sometimes you get overanxious."

Randolph also believes people forget that Wright is only 23 years old.

"Everyone always wants to anoint someone as great," Randolph said, adding that Wright isn't great yet, but "is a real good young player. What he's going through is natural. He's a young player and he's trying to make adjustments. He's going to go through ups and downs. If I was concerned [about the slump], I'd say it."

Randolph is right here. It's a small sample size. On top of that, Wright is still selective, drawing 17 walks in 137 at bats. If he's still like this at the end of September, however, it might be time to worry.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:14 PM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Just give the guy a few days off.
Just looking at him you can see he is TIRED!
What's the downside of resting him for a few days?

Posted by: Bill G. at August 28, 2006 01:32 PM

Bill,

Welcome to the New York manager mentality. It took a root canal for Torre to rest an obviously tired Melky Cabrera, and now Willie won't rest an obviously tired Wright for a day or two.

Posted by: Benjamin Kabak at August 28, 2006 02:08 PM
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