Batting 6th, Our Savior

No, he's not our savior, but he is a guy we are all very, very excited about.

Not to put any more pressure on Ike than there already is, but there is something about this kid that screams "special".  That said, I hope we at least temper our expectations for the young man in the early going.

He's batting 6th tonight, and there is no question he has the goods, both offensively and defensively, to be a solid big league first baseman.

Whether his ceiling is Adam Laroche or Willie McCovey is yet to be seen, but one thing is for certain.

We're glad he's here!

Adam LaRoche Stats

UPDATE: LaRoche to the Braves for Kotchman.

Nothing official, but the rumors are out there. While we wait, let's check out Mr LaRoche (and no we're not getting into the Beltran thing here).

Nice power bat and hits righty's well--I like Murphy, but at this point LaRoche is a big power upgrade that adds value for the Mets miracle run......still, it's Adam LaRoche.

My thoughts are this would not be a bad move to make, but it's also pretty unnecessary if Delgado truly is two weeks away.

Career: Batting
SEASON	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2004	Atl	110	324	45	90	27	1	13	45	27	78	0	0	.278	.333	.488	.821
2005	Atl	141	451	53	117	28	0	20	78	39	87	0	2	.259	.320	.455	.775
2006	Atl	149	492	89	140	38	1	32	90	55	128	0	2	.285	.354	.561	.915
2007	Pit	152	563	71	153	42	0	21	88	62	131	1	1	.272	.345	.458	.803
2008	Pit	136	492	66	133	32	3	25	85	54	122	1	1	.270	.341	.500	.841
2009	Bos	6	19	2	5	2	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	.263	.263	.526	.789
2009	Pit	87	324	46	80	25	1	12	40	41	81	2	2	.247	.329	.441	.770
2009	--	93	343	48	85	27	1	13	43	41	83	2	2	.248	.326	.446	.772
Total	--	781	2665	372	718	194	6	124	429	278	629	4	8	.269	.338	.486	.824