Yesterday the scouting enigma known as Dee Gordon was called up from Triple-A, where he was hitting .314/.397/.431 with 14 stolen bases (out of 16 attempts). Last year he had a very disappointing season the Majors as he was overmatched by professional pitching. However, he still had 32 stolen bases in only 330 plate appearances.

Odds are in daily pickup leagues he’s already gone, but for NFBC owners we have to decide if we want to pick him up and if so, how much. Aside- seriously folks, every league should have FAAB bidding system like NFBCs. I’ve been in daily transactions leagues and the owners who have no lives always pick up players before anyone else. I’m bidding in the $400s to ensure I acquire his services. My rationale is fairly simple.

Judging by the look of the way Hanley Ramirez left the field and the fact he was put on the DL the next day tells me he’s probably going to miss more than minimum 15 days allotted. Suppose Ramirez only misses 15 days, the Dodgers infield is still a big mess. Luis Cruz is only batting .095. Mark Ellis, 36 in June, hasn’t played in days and his 2 year contract expires at the conclusion of the season. Justin Sellers was benched because his .191/.267/.250 slash line was too low compared to his adequate defensive abilities. The playing time is available for Gordon if he #wants it. If Gordon can hit .250 with a .330 OBP he should be able to find everyday at-bats at shortstop, not second or third. The news about him playing second base is rubbish. If Ramirez comes back in 15 days and Gordon is hitting, Ramirez will be at third base.

I believe there’s a high likelihood plays well enough to earn back the starting job, which means he could easily steal 50+ bases by the end of the season.