Believing in Paul DeJong

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty ImagesIn the top of the 6th in the first game of the doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs last Friday, Edmundo Sosa got hit by a pitch. It seemed to hit his right-hand wrist and he immediately ran into the dugout upon being hit. Despite the rather concerning nature of how he left the game, evidently he will only miss 3-5 days. In other words, theoretically he could be in the lineup tomorrow. I don’t expect him to be though. Probably just give him all five days.

In his place is a familiar face, Paul DeJong. DeJong has had a rough season, following a rough two months last year. In the 3 games plus one plate appearance in the game Sosa needed to leave, DeJong has a…