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51 games into my first Wrigley team and only 3 games out but Hunter is only hitting .206 with 6 hr. Would you replace him with either Bradley, Taguchi or Dejesus (which one) or keep him hoping for better results? The first place team plays in the Trop and the other two stadiums are Safeco and another wrigley.

Keep Hunter. He was made for Wrigley. And you have another Wrigley in your division too. Even when Hunter is not hitting he is still making great catches in CF and throwing out base runners.

Agreed, definitely keep him.

Hunter is never going to give you average or OBP, no matter what park he plays. He will give you the great defense, some speed, some power and will drive in a few runs. He needs to hit low in the order - no higher than 6th.

Even though Wrigley highly favors RH hitters, it's best to have at least 1 high OBP LH hitter in the lineup. If you don't have one, or could use another (which wouldn't hurt), and are dead set on replacing Hunter, I would choose Dejesus. He's flexible enough to hit 1, 2, 6, 7 or 9 in the lineup against RHP.

guess I'll keep him. He's batting 8th and I have harris at 2b and newhan as dh as lefty hitters with pujols, guerrero, wright and Jose Guillen and buck as 3,4,5,6,7 so his defense probably out weighs any offense gained. thanks for the imput.