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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1767299" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-cardinals-push-for-offensive-improvement-sends-dejong-to-memphis/article_b910a0af-fca0-5381-a446-2f91dee4b836.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jeffgordon" target="_blank">Jeff Gordon</a></p><p>The Cardinals will have to hit a whole lot better this summer to hang in the playoff chase.</p><p>That’s why long-struggling shortstop Paul DeJong is heading back to the minors for remedial work.</p><p>That’s why Edmundo Sosa will get a “real shot” to play shortstop, as manager Oliver Marmol put it, once he returns from his rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Springfield.</p><p>That’s why ascending hitter Juan Yepez was back in the lineup Tuesday, hitting cleanup as the designated hitter.</p><p>That’s why elite prospect Nolan Gorman will get his first big league at-bats at some point this season.</p><p></p><p>During a recent 10-game span the Cardinals scored two or fewer runs seven times. They produced mediocre simple stats (.368 slugging percentage, .681 on-base-plus slugging) through 28 games and some dreadful fancy ones too.</p><p>“At this point I would like to think it’s more individual than collective,” Marmol said.</p><p>Along those lines, Tuesday afternoon DeJong got the news that he was heading back to Triple-A Memphis.</p><p>Why? “His at-bats just looked the same,” Marmol said.</p><p>And that’s not a good thing. After hitting .197 last season, DeJong was hitting just .130 this season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1767299, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-cardinals-push-for-offensive-improvement-sends-dejong-to-memphis/article_b910a0af-fca0-5381-a446-2f91dee4b836.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jeffgordon']Jeff Gordon[/URL] The Cardinals will have to hit a whole lot better this summer to hang in the playoff chase. That’s why long-struggling shortstop Paul DeJong is heading back to the minors for remedial work. That’s why Edmundo Sosa will get a “real shot” to play shortstop, as manager Oliver Marmol put it, once he returns from his rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Springfield. That’s why ascending hitter Juan Yepez was back in the lineup Tuesday, hitting cleanup as the designated hitter. That’s why elite prospect Nolan Gorman will get his first big league at-bats at some point this season. During a recent 10-game span the Cardinals scored two or fewer runs seven times. They produced mediocre simple stats (.368 slugging percentage, .681 on-base-plus slugging) through 28 games and some dreadful fancy ones too. “At this point I would like to think it’s more individual than collective,” Marmol said. Along those lines, Tuesday afternoon DeJong got the news that he was heading back to Triple-A Memphis. Why? “His at-bats just looked the same,” Marmol said. And that’s not a good thing. After hitting .197 last season, DeJong was hitting just .130 this season. [/QUOTE]
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