8 Spot?

With Eric Byrnes in a terrible slump, batting in the low 100s in May, does Bob Melvin put him in the 8 spot? 

My opinion, is that Byrnes has 2 games against the Rockies to get a few hits together, and if nothing happens he's the most expensive 8 hitter in baseball when the Tigers come.

Tough call, I thought about the same thing and concluded that to drop him in the 8 hole might only serve to destroy his confidence even more. I think it better that he were benched a couple to a few games if he continues at this pace. What if he hits 8th and still can't hit, then he is practically done. So..bench him, let him study tapes some, take more batting practice.

 Also, is there even the slightest chance that his eyesight might not be as strong? I'm serious, perhaps he has something physical going on? But that is why I think he needs at least one entire series off.

I think that Eric Byrnes needs to get his head back into baseball as well. Put aside all the radio and TV work for a while with the Eric Byrnes Show and BDSS and focus on his real job - being the leader of the best, currently, team in baseball. He has so much going on outside of the game that it seems like he is already burned out and worn down just 1/4 of the way through the season.

I know he is one of those guys that wants to be in the line up every day and make a difference, but right now that difference is a negative one. Last night going 0-4 with the bases loaded twice and only getting one runner in, very inneffective right now and you can see that he is not confident at all at the plate. Bob Melvin should bench him for a couple of games - let Kirk Gibson and Rick Shu work with his mechanics during the Detroit Tigers series and hopefully come back with legs rested and working well and confidence rising. Look at what a few days rest did for Orlando Hudson, maybe that is all Byrnsie needs as well.

Besides Melvin has always been one of those - I am not going to play you every day for the season, so maybe it is time to let Jeff Salazar spot Byrnes for a few games. Yes you could put Byrnes in the 8 hole, but his confidence is bad enough with all the lineup spots he has already dropped in the last week.

Wonder if he is trying to hard to live up to his new contract and thinking too much about the game instead of letting his insticts and abilities play for him?