Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ryan Roberts still to fit in active line-up – MLB Update
The Arizona Diamondbacks are recently facing a debacle of offence which at start of the season looked quite well balanced with some early wins as they had also a tremendous 2012 Major League Baseball Spring Training, but with the latest defeat from the Philadelphia
Phillies on Wednesday evening in fresh regular season, the team management has suddenly realised that how difficult next games are going to treat their dire offence from now onwards.
In the meanwhile, the Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson is still taking time before finalising the lineup for next three to four series and trying to convince his batting coaches to get going without their veteran infielder Ryan Roberts.
Against the Phillies decisive game, Ryan Roberts was once again neglected by the Diamondbacks management and spared for the upcoming series. His replacement, Cody Ransom was recalled while team manager Kirk Gibson later never showed any sign of changing
his third base position permanently, instead he said in the media that, “Ryno' is still my third baseman. He cares so much, works so hard, It comes to a point where it's counterproductive."
He explained further, "This is just today, It's not about Ryno. It's about the team. I think he understands that. He's putting his work in. He'll get back on track. I expect him to."
In 2011 Major League Baseball season, Ryan Roberts emerged as new energy power house at third base for the Diamondbacks. After gaining confidence from the Diamondbacks manager, Roberts played a vital role in his team’s vital wins. While at the end of regular
season, some experts rated Roberts high among his other teammates as well as with league-mates. With 19 home runs and a .341 on-base percentage, Roberts also stood tall on the bases of stats.
The main reasons on which the Diamondbacks’ management is still giving Roberts a tough time are the poor and somewhat slow stats in 9 for 53. However, overall his .182 hitting after playing 18 total games so far is also is lame performance for a player like
Roberts, who possesses some six years of experience playing in the biggest baseball league in the world.
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