Lou wants to give Fontenot a try at SS

[Posey H8er]

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball ... 25.article

''You look at his contribution last year, it's darn good,'' Piniella said. ''We're going to give him some playing time at shortstop -- we'll see in spring training if he can do that -- and if not, depending on what we do or don't do, we'll give him some [more] playing time at second.''

Finally Lou gets some sense. Fontenot has a 150 point higher slugging percentage and gets the job done at the plate. While Theriot had a great season it's probably his peak season as a major leaguer and he is just a singles hitter.

You might have to question how Fontenot will play shortstop, but Theriot's range and arm are poor to begin with, and you have to believe Fontenot's offense will make up for any defensive hits the Cubs take.

I don't know how much Fontenot will play at shortstop much but the good news is Piniella wants to play little Mikey more.

[GYBE]

All offseason Lou's been asking for a good left-handed bat. Well, Fontenot's KILLS righties, moreso than almost anyone on the market. The simplest solution is to get him more AB's any way we can. I have no idea how he'll handle SS defensively, but it's worth a try.

Oh, I almost forgot. Mike Fontenot is AWESOME.

[Howling Mad]

I don't know.. I like Fonty at second. Have DeRo be the all purpose super sub and get us a legit RF.

Kosuke should be taking a raft all the way back to Japan for the humiliation he caused with this team.

[Posey H8er]

I would rather take more time away from Theriot than Derosa because Derosa is a much better offensive player than Theriot.


And I remember reading somewhere of a Fukudome nickname, the Fukucopter or something.

[hermes]

Mike Fontenot needs to have a more prominent role in my life

[Posey H8er]

Mike Fontenot has a soft spot for puppies.