Comments on: DBacks Tracy back, but in what role http://mysportsrumors.com/blog/2008/05/27/dbacks-tracy-back-but-in-what-role/ Your home for sports news and rumors. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Vandenbrand http://mysportsrumors.com/blog/2008/05/27/dbacks-tracy-back-but-in-what-role/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Matt Vandenbrand Tue, 27 May 2008 20:42:42 +0000 http://mysportsrumors.com/blog/?p=311#comment-37 Chad Tracy is a much better hitter then Mark Reynolds is period, and should be starting at the hot corner. Reynolds has legit power and there is no doubting that, and the draw back that comes with power hitters is their knack for striking out. Problem is Reynolds strikes out way too many times. He strikes out once every 2.836 or 3 trips to the plate this season. Where as Tracy only struck out once every 5.27 trips to the plate last season. In 227 ab last season Tracy, struck out 18 fewer times, then Reynolds has in in 173 ab this season! If it were for chronic knee injuries, there would be no question as to whom 3b belongs to in Arizona. Chad Tracy is a much better hitter then Mark Reynolds is period, and should be starting at the hot corner.

Reynolds has legit power and there is no doubting that, and the draw back that comes with power hitters is their knack for striking out. Problem is Reynolds strikes out way too many times. He strikes out once every 2.836 or 3 trips to the plate this season.

Where as Tracy only struck out once every 5.27 trips to the plate last season.
In 227 ab last season Tracy, struck out 18 fewer times, then Reynolds has in in 173 ab this season!

If it were for chronic knee injuries, there would be no question as to whom 3b belongs to in Arizona.

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