Hanging by a Thread?

On July 11, playing his 14th game at third base, Nate Hall made his 4th error of the season. Rapidz management apparently felt that was a couple too many, because in the 8 games since then, Jake Daubert has started every game at 3B, and Nate's 4 starts have come at DH. Daubert is at .185/.302/.241, with 1 error, so he's not burning down the house, but it's better than Nate's .170/.250/.191 line with 4 errors. Daubert returned from a two week DL stint on June 23, played mostly DH at that point, and perhaps he's just now feeling well enough to handle the 3B job.

But, on the other hand, from what I can tell, Nate's July 11 error was critical, leading to two unearned runs that cost the Rapidz a rare chance at a win in their game against the Atlantic City Surf, which Ottawa lost 3-2. Ottawa was in last place in the first half of the CanAm season, and they're now 2-6 to begin the second half.

Bottom line: it's not good when you're the DH on the last-place team in the CanAm league that has high player turnover, and you're playing every other day, batting 9th when you play, and hitting .170 with no power. There's just not a lot of job security at that point. Here's to hoping that Nate can start swinging the bat, and play some good 3B if he gets another crack at it.