Wouldn’t you know it that two days after publishing my reasons why you should keep Frank Thomas for four games, rather than Brad Wilkerson for six during a week with no DH, Wilkerson has his second Big Game of the year. Big Games are those in which a player’s RBI and Runs add up to four (a totally arbitrary measure, of course).
So, if you took my advice and played Thomas over Wilkerson this week, tonight you’d be looking at a pinch-hitting appearance by Frank, and Wilkerson’s biggest game of the year. This is a tough game.