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And with a 2-game sweep of the Spinners in Los Angeles (after having nearly swept three from the first place Portland Wild Things- Portland needed an 11th inning walk off to steal game 3) and a double-header split against the lowly Detroit Falcons (who have our number this year), the Brewers move ahead of the once-mighty Spinners into sixth place.
As for our two talented young speedy outfielders- Ruben Souffront and Pat Rondeau.
Well, perhaps predictably enough young Mr. Rondeau has finally fallen back to earth and been in a pretty significant slump for the past month or so. He is still playing terrific defense in centerfield and has 18 stolen bases with only two times caught stealing. But his batting average has dropped down to .267 and his OBP is down to .295. His 1.4 WAR isn't bad though for a kid still learning his way around the league.
Ruben, on the other hand, continues to shine. He is 4th in the MGL in batting average at .339 and leads the league in stolen bases at 28 (he has been caught 12 times.) He has a 2.8 WAR and a slash line of .339/.359/.448. Any earlier doubts about Ruben's readiness for the big time have been fully erased. He is clearly one of the stars of the team.
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