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Baseball Musings
May 15, 2008
The Curious Case of Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin continues to make his case for AL MVP. Installed in the third slot in the White Sox lineup for the first time, Quentin hit a grand slam off hapless reliever Scot Shields. That broke a 1-1 tie and the White Sox went on to win 6-1. It also spoiled a triumphant return by John Lackey, who pitched seven strong innings.

Quentin ranks 5th in OBA in the AL,2nd in slugging percentage, 1st in home runs, 4thin runs scored and 2nd in RBI. At 25 years old, Quentin is hitting his prime and doing everything well offensively. He's another argument for the AL hitting poorly because of age. Here's a young many having no problem handling American League pitching.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:21 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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MVP in May?

Posted by: Bandit at May 15, 2008 09:09 AM

It is of course very early for this sort of speculation, and I doubt he will sustain it, but as of right now the AL MVP has to be Cliff Lee, right?

Posted by: Blackadder at May 15, 2008 12:57 PM

Quentin drives me crazy! For years he was the prized possession in the D-backs farm system. He then came up for a parts of '06 and '07 and did nothing, although did show some flashes of brilliance. Then he gets traded for minor leaguer Chris Carter....and now he decides to blow up in the show

Posted by: DbacksBuzz at May 15, 2008 02:00 PM
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