Possible Platoon at 2nd

This was shocking news to me. I would have never expected Cox to try to make a platoon here. I think Cox doesn't have enough patience with the younger guys. Kelly has exceeded expectations and he is playing way better than Marcus Giles did last season. He is in a slump right now which is common. I can understand Bobby giving him a few days to think it over and work on his swing, but to think about taking half his starts away is ridiculous.

Once again, Cox uses the argument of "having a player in to get at bats."

"He told me he wanted [Escobar] to play and get at-bats while he's up here," said Johnson, who has hit .228 with a .319 on-base percentage in June. "I don't have much to say about it, to be honest with you."

"I just can't sit Escobar," Cox said of the 24-year-old infielder, who has batted .264 (19-for-72) since joining Atlanta on June 2. "I just can't do it. It's a good problem."

Sorry, but that isn't really a good enough reason Cox. Unless you are showcasing him for a possible trade, there really isn't any real good reason why Escobar HAS to be playing. Granted, I do like Escobar and think he will be a great player, but he is a rookie and isn't exactly tearing it up right now either. If you are worried about Escobar ruining his development by not getting enough playing time, then why wouldn't that not happen to Johnson? I'm sure that this whole idea has nooo effect on Kelly.

The only real successful platoon I've seen in recent years is Adam Laroche/Julio Franco and this year Matt Diaz/Willie Harris. We all saw how Laroche did when he got to play everyday.

"It's nothing against Thorman and nothing against Kelly," Cox said. "It's just when you score one run in five days, you want to shake things up a little bit."

That's fine, I can understand that idea. Why not platoon Andruw Jones as well. Maybe stick Willie Harris in center field when Diaz plays in left. Oh wait, Andruw has "earned" the right to play everyday despite his t-ball like abilities right now.

This is all what I hope just a short term solution to get the offense going. If this carries on through the rest of the season, then wow...