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Uribe Falls One Spot in the Top Five Shortstop List of 2010

Four out of the top five shortstops have remained on the list since early June. Out of the four players that have remained, three of them have moved in the standings. There is a new number one, read on to see who it is!

4. Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants: Uribe falls one spot to number four this time around. Uribe’s average fell 20 points since June 21. Uribe is now hitting only .259 and at this rate he will be off the list by the end of the season. Just like Gonzalez at number five, Uribe is on this list because of his production numbers. Uribe has 15 home runs, four more since June 21 and 61 RBI’s, 18 more since June 21. Uribe is actually leading all shortstops in RBI’s which is why he is still on this list. If there could be two number five’s, I would have made Uribe five also because he is pretty much equal with Gonzalez, but the 11 more RBI’s made him better to me, but just barely. The Giants are holding their own still only one and a half games out of first place behind the Padres. If Uribe can raise his average back up and continue to drive in runs at the rate he is, they have a good chance of winning the division.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


August 2, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Giants News, MLB | , , , | No Comments Yet

Juan Uribe Makes #3 of the Best Shortstops of 2010

Only one of the big three shortstops remain, Derek Jeter. Nomar Garciapara retired this year and Alex Rodriguez moved over to third base when he came to the Yankees. Now when people ask who the premier shortstops are? They struggle to get two or three names out. I somehow came up with the top five shortstops of 2010, it was a struggle, but here they are.

3. Juan Uribe, San Francisco Giants: The surprising Giants are in second place in their division, only a game and a half behind the Padres. Uribe is contributing in a huge way this season for the Giants. I don’t think anyone expected Uribe to put up these kind of numbers, he’s batting .279 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI’s. Uribe probably hasn’t qualified as a top five shortstop at any point in his career. At the age of 31 here he is finally making it to number three on the list. The big question is will Uribe keep these stats going all year? If he does he is on pace to have the best numbers of his career and can help the Giants possibly make it into the playoffs for the first time since the departure of Barry Bonds. Uribe is second on the team in home runs, one shy of Aubrey Huff, and is leading the team in RBI’s. If Uribe comes back down to earth the Giants will fall back down with him. In my opinion I do not see Uribe lasting on the top five list all season long.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 21, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Giants News, MLB, San Francisco Giants | , , | No Comments Yet

   

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