Comments on: Should Dobbs Get More Playing Time?

By: The Big Irish

The Big Irish — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:40:37 +0000

No, Greg Dobbs should not get more playing time. He is an outstanding bench player, role player. He does what he does well: play some 3rd, some OF, some 1st, do some pinch-hitting, etc that makes him truly valuable to the club. The Phils lineup should remain Howard/Utley/Rollins/Feliz/Ruiz/Burrell/Victorino and the Werth-Jenkins platoon as often as possible. Dobbs, Taguchi, Coste, Bruntlett are the bench players, and that is one element that makes the Phillies offense and position-player grouping as good as any in the NL.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:38:39 +0000

They acted like Jenkins was going to hit 25-30 hr and drive in 80-100 runs just like they said feliz would…theyd better get on it if they want to get there.

By: Geoff A.

Geoff A. — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:46:13 +0000

Excellent thought. You gotta ride a guy while he’s hot. Dobbs has shown, either as a pinch hitter or a starter, that he can produce consistantly. Moving Feliz to SS and putting Dobbs at third is not the best defense but with all the errors they are presently committing, what’s the difference. The offense will be a huge upgrade over Bruntlett’s dismal average.

Another thought (a stretch) is that if Howard continues to struggle when Jimmy returns they should play Dobbs at 1B against lefties (I know he is left handed) and let Howard try to smack around some righties to get his groove back. They could/should platoon him in right with Werth given the fact that Jenkin’s strikeout rate isn’t too far behind Howards at this point.

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:16:42 +0000

Vic is worth much more in centerfield – he plays it too well to take him out. I’d platoon Werth and Jenkins more vigorously and keep Vic playing almost everyday in center so he can get better.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:12:24 +0000

Dobbs defense hasnt been as bad as Feliz’ so far.

On the same note….I’m kinda liking Jason Werth staying in the lineup. Either put him in RF when Victorino comes back or…more likely let him stay in CF and have Victorino platoon with Geoff Jenkins for a while.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:55:33 +0000

this is definitely worth trying. i like dobbs hes a solid utility man but hes been hitting well this year. i had been skeptical for a while but hes been steady within his role. a creative manager would try him as a starter for 3 or 4 games and see what happens. now is a better time than ever with rollins abouit. good call.

By: Embassy

Embassy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:51:11 +0000

I’m with you on this. While Bruntlett has had his fair share of good defensive plays to go with the bad, I don’t think Feliz there would do any worse. Neither are J-Roll at SS so realistically mistakes are bound to happen regardless as long as they don’t get out of hand. Replacing Bruntlett’s bat with Feliz and Dobbs can only help the Phillies especially since Feliz is a more important to the puzzle and give him a chance to work the kinks out instead of just sitting or platooning him for now.