Jonny Gomes is Red hot out of the gate

Slash line of .429/.438/1.000. Has 14 total bases in 14 at bats. He's also made two starts at first base which would increase his value.

"I'm giving him an opportunity, a big-time opportunity and he's doing it," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He's playing good at first base and he's getting comfortable and more confident in his game."

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Good for him

His character will be missed.

by dannythegreat on Mar 9, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Go Jonny Go!

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by kericr on Mar 9, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

Interesting

“Not being on the 40-man roster, a Minor League invite, when it comes it down to cut time, I don’t think you have a good argument with, ‘Let me get 20 more at-bats,’” Gomes said. “I had to come in here ready, physically, mentally and all of the above. I think I have. It’s paying off for me right now.”

I can’t wait to see his new and improved perfect-plex.

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by kericr on Mar 9, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

I hope he can win a spot

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Mar 9, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

Joey Votto......

Oh, Dusty Baker, how you always have a job is beyond me

Evan Longoria and David Price - the fight for my heart

by joeybw on Mar 9, 2009 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

I'm confused

Votto got plenty of PT last year.

And if you couple Dusty with a good pitching coach who will have his ear, he can be a very effective manager. With the Giants his teams outperformed their Pythag more often than not.

by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 9, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

And of course when they did overperform

It was usually in the context of a pennant run.

by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 9, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

No, he did get a lot of time

but Gomes is raking at 1B. I can see Baker at least trying a platoon there.

Evan Longoria and David Price - the fight for my heart

by joeybw on Mar 9, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

For as absolutely horrible as Dusty is with young pitchers

He tends to do a decent job in allotting off-days for position players. Having another option at first wouldn’t be horrible, unless he falls in love with Gomes (who doesn’t fit the profile of players Dusty has shown strange fascination for in the past)

by GomesSweetGomes on Mar 9, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions