When he was sent packing to Las Vegas last month,Adam Lind didn’t whimper or whine. He took the demotion like a man, saying that he was hoping to get back to his 2009 form, the year he won a Silver Slugger. And that’s just what he did.
Even when it appeared it couldn’t get any worse for him, Gm Alex Anthopolous said that his first baseman hadn’t been physically in shape at the start of the 2012 season. That must have taken a blow to Lind’s ego and so, he was sent down to the minors on May 17 after hitting .186 through 36 games and not producing as needed from the five-hole in the order.
But Lind had something to prove, or so it appeared. The 28-year-old lit up the Aaa scene, in 32 games with the Las Vegas 51’s, he batted .392 with eight homers, 29 Rbi while and slugging a whopping .664%.
Now,...
Even when it appeared it couldn’t get any worse for him, Gm Alex Anthopolous said that his first baseman hadn’t been physically in shape at the start of the 2012 season. That must have taken a blow to Lind’s ego and so, he was sent down to the minors on May 17 after hitting .186 through 36 games and not producing as needed from the five-hole in the order.
But Lind had something to prove, or so it appeared. The 28-year-old lit up the Aaa scene, in 32 games with the Las Vegas 51’s, he batted .392 with eight homers, 29 Rbi while and slugging a whopping .664%.
Now,...
- 7/1/2012
- by Harlan Nemers
- We Got This Covered
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