Pat Valaika Continues To Flounder
6 years agoColorado Rockies infielder Pat Valaika was called up when first baseman Daniel Murphy (finger) went to the injured list with his finger injury, and manager Bud Black talked about Valaika like he was going to see regular starts. Fortunately, that plan was short-lived. While Valaika is a solid fielder, he's absolutely dreadful at the plate, so Black's discussion of him getting starts threw Garrett Hampson owners into a tizzy. The bad news is that Hampson still hasn't been very good at the plate either, but the good news is that Valaika continues to hit like a Little Leaguer. Valaika went 0-for-2 on Sunday, stretching his current run of futility to two hits in 19 at-bats this season. Hampson may not be the answer for fantasy owners, but Valaika certainly isn't on the way to stealing his playing time.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com