The “let’s just put Bobby Dalbec anywhere” experiment continues apace, as the slugger once again found himself starting in right field. He seemed to take to it, too, with three walks and a stolen base. Believe it or not, that was Dalbec’s sixteenth stolen base of the season so far. In light of the fact that he has all of six stolen bases at the big league level for his entire career, let this serve as a reminder that minor league stolen base numbers can rarely be trusted.
Meanwhile, Ceddanne Rafaela has fallen into something of a rut, as he’s gone 5-24 with no extra base hits over the last week, and his batting average has fallen 20 points in August.