Monroe is who he is, Ill take him batting .250 as long as he is belting 25 homers ,and knicking 90 runs from the 8th spot. right now, he looks as though he is completely lost, and I don't see the team staying that loyal to him if he is not returning the favor with his production. Keep giving AB's to Thames and watch what happens with his numbers. 29 homers in just over 300 AB's last season is huge..Get him 500 ab's and watch what happens. I have given up on Monroe, unfortunately his trade value is nothing.
On the Todd Jones side of things, I saw this article on ESPN.com and I have always said this about him, too bad it took a scout to get him to figure it out. Better late then never i guess.
read this in an article on Todd Jones:
Todd Jones was hit with his fourth loss of the season on June 26, and afterward, a Tigers scout suggested to the closer that he was becoming predictable. He would throw cut fastballs to left-handers and sinkers to right-handers, and both pitches were at about the same speed.
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So Jones made an adjustment, deciding to mix in more curveballs and changeups, pitches thrown at markedly less velocity, a difference that could serve to throw off the timing of hitters. "Instead of worrying only about inside and outside," Jones said late Thursday, as the team journeyed to the airport in Minnesota, "they had to worry about front and back. It gave them something else to think about."
Jones has not allowed a run in his last nine outings, and he picked up saves in each of the Tigers' games in Minnesota this week; he's got 26 saves on the season, in 30 chances. "Our bullpen has been ironing out hiccups," said Jones. "Our bullpen has been really good since the break. All of our guys are starting to fall into place
