Wily Mo Pena is proving that he can dominate at the Triple A level. Yet when he gets to the majors that darn curve ball proves to be too elusive. The Diamondbacks brought him up to DH during inter league play and I temporarily picked him up and benefited from three of his five home runs while with the team. Yet when the team sent him back down and ultimately cut him I cut him too.
For the sake of Wily Mo I hoped that an American League team would pick him up to DH. The Yankees gave him a shot years ago but he never quite clicked. Now the Seattle Mariners may give him that shot again because they signed him and he is crushing the ball again on their Triple A team. In 12 games with Tacoma he is hitting .354/.456/.688 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. That is a continuation of what he did with Arizona's Triple A team in Reno where he hit .363/.439/.726 with 21 home runs and 63 RBI in 63 games. With the way Pena crushes the ball the cavernous home field in Seattle won't be much of a problem. If only he can improve on his all or nothing approach at the plate while in the majors as displayed by his .196/.196/.522 line in 17 games with the Diamondbacks when he hit five home runs and seven RBI.
Whether it be a new hitting coach, extra practice time or a new approach at the plate I hope that Pena finally gets it to click because I think he has what it takes to be a prolific power hitter. There are only so many "one last attempt" opportunities left.
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