I noticed the same thing a few weeks ago since I don’t remember him being as good as his stats last year. And as you pointed out he had a great week against the lower level competition we played in last years abbreviated schedule. With TC now hurt and Ben Maycock looking just an inept at the plate, Kevin ferrer being a liability in the field Penders doesn’t have great options at the moment.
Ah, Ben Maycock. I have to admit that he always intrigued me with the interesting and bizarre stats he has put up in summer ball, but when given the chance at UConn he has never taken advantage of it (in that respect he is similar to Aaron Hill). Maycock had his big chance at the beginning of last season when he was the starting right fielder, but he went on a big strikeout run at the bat and that pretty much took care of that. For me Maycock is the position player equivalent of Joe Simeone, another guy who has intrigued me for a few years and who is still trying to truly establish himself in the starting rotation.