Tomorrow would have probably been a better time to do this post because that will be the one-month mark since the Padres traded Chase Headley to the Yankees, but who knows if I'll get hit by a bus or something tonight, so I can't wait one minute more.
Now that you have some mid-'90s melodic hardcore playing in another tab, here are the numbers to back up the headline. Since the trade, Yangervis Solarte has-- actually, you know what, it'd be better for all of us if I just made a little table about it.
G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
Solarte | 24 | 95 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .274 | .357 | .400 | .757 |
Headley | 25 | 91 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .253 | .340 | .352 | .692 |
Wow. As you can see, Solarte has out-done Headley in every category except doubling, and that's only because Solarte keeps going 'til he's at third. Oh, and he's under club control for mad years, and that Rafael DePaula dude came along for the ride, too. This one's looking fresher by the day.