On Thursday in Atlanta, Colby Rasmus went 4-for-4 with two home runs as the Cardinals dumped the Braves 11-4. His four hits and four RBIs matched his career highs in both categories, and the Cards got a much-needed victory to move to within five games of the Central-leading Cincinnati Reds.
But who is this Colby Rasmus? Is he supposed to be a big star? The first-round pick of the Cardinals in 2005 (28th overall), the centerfielder is in only his second year in the big leagues, and has 21 homers and 59 RBIs in 2010 while batting .276.
In his two seasons so far, he has 37 home runs and 111 RBIs in 269 games.
So, why was he the big story last weekend on sports pages--front-page material, in fact--when it was reported that he supposedly wanted to get out of St. Louis? Since when was Rasmus a big star?
Perhaps he wants to play more and isn't happy with manager Tony LaRussa. But seriously, this guy isn't that great of a hitter and he was getting that much attention on the weekend? Going into last Saturday, Rasmus had been hitting .202 with three homers in 99 at-bats in the second half!
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