Thus far, Gorkys has 6 home runs and is batting over .300. So what propelled this sudden boost in his bat?
A skeptic might suggest cork or even PEDs. I mean, c’mon, how does a guy who hit zero home-runs last year when he played in 128 games have six in the 40 some-odd games that he’s played this year?
Let’s start with what definitively changed from last year to this year. He changed numbers from 66 to 7, so that’s something. I thought this was sort of a thumb in the eye to Gregor Blanco who wore the number 7 when he was on the Giants his first time around, but perhaps Blanco’s mojo has transferred from Gregor to Gorkys.