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Picking Up at Short

Wilson Valdez was great at shortstop during Jimmy Rollins' absence.

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Picking Up at Short

POSTED: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 2:30 AM
( Yong Kim / Staff Photographer ) (Daily News/Inquirer)

The Phillies went 13-5 during Jimmy Rollins' most resent absence from the lineup with a groin strain.

Although Michael Martinez picked up a handful of those starts, Wilson Valdez (who suffered his own hamstring injury Saturday) played most of the games in Rollins' absence and hit safely in 11 of his 13 starts.

Those offensive numbers for Valdez (shown fielding in a Sept. 7 game at left):

Starts 13
W-L 10-3
At-Bats 45
Runs 10
Hits 14
Doubles 4
Triples 1
Home Runs 1
RBI 7
Walks 2
Strikeouts 5
Batting Avg. .311
On-Base Pct.       .346
Slugging Pct. .511
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:52 AM, 09/14/2011
    His numbers may look good, but he sure hit into a lot of DPs during that time as well..
    M60tanker
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:21 AM, 09/15/2011
    his numbers were good 10 wins 3 loses check popup jimmys record and check out valdez avg. with men in scoring position i hope rubens not looking thrue rose colord glass jimmy is done he is medioker at best. get reyes at all cost put mayberry in left give brown another year in iron pigs and will be great that reyes is a spark plug he'll jump start our offence go get him ruben.
    ocpop


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