Vote Bats, only three days left!
The All-Star Game is quickly approaching and that means it’s time for the fans to vote for their favorite players. We have been pushing this for a couple of weeks now, but we are down to the last few days to cast your vote. Here are some of the Bats that we believe you should be voting for up until the June 26 deadline.
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“Stone Cold” Steve Selsky[/caption]
Outfielder Steve Selsky: “Stone Cold” Steve Selsky is now a qualified hitter after an injury earlier in the season had him sidelined. Now that he is qualified, he is third in the league in batting, with a .317 average, and fourth in on-base percentage at .386. In his last 10 games he has 11 hits, including three multi-hit games and a pair of three-hit games. He has also reached base in 36 of his last 39 games played. So far in June he is a .345 hitter (20–58), eighth best in the league, with four doubles and nine runs batted in.
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Irving Falu (Pat Pfister)[/caption]
Infielder Irving Falu: Irving Falu has been a consistent contributor to this Bats club all season long. After jumping out of the gate and hitting .367 in the first month of the season with nine runs batted in, he has come back to earth a bit since. He is currently one of two Bats players, along with Selsky, to be hitting over the .300 mark. Falu is the complete hitter as he also takes his walks, 26 to be exact, which is tied for the team lead with now Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez.
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Yorman Rodriguez opposite field home run[/caption]
Outfielder Yorman Rodriguez: Yorman Rodriguez got off to a slow start to begin the season batting just over the Mendoza Line at .203. Since then his average has jumped in both May and June. He is hitting .346 in the month of June, which is tied with teammate Josh Satin for the seventh best average in the International League this month. Rodriguez is still the free swinger that he was at the beginning of the season, but has been working on his plate discipline and has drawn nine walks in June after a combined seven the first two months of the season.
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Josh Satin (Pat Pfister)[/caption]
Infielder Josh Satin: Josh Satin is not on the ballot itself, but I would advise that you write his name in at the bottom. The corner infielder has dealt with injuries all season long and only had a combined 56 at bats in the first two months of the season. Since he has gotten back on the field for the month of June he is hitting .346 and is fifth in the circuit in OPS (on-base plus slugging) at .929. He deserves your vote and so do the other three above him.
You can vote for the following players and other Bats players that I may have left out here. #VoteBats all day long, you can vote up to 25 times per email address.
