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Time to Send Anthony Rizzo Back Down?

Rizz was tearing the cover off the ball in the minor leagues. He came up to the big leagues and has not yet lived up to the hype.

Should we send him back down to work on some things down in Triple-A or let him fight through this slump and hope he figures it out?

If we send him down, we can bring up Kyle Blanks to start at first. Blanks is ripping it up at Tucson and he looks ready to be called up for another stint to the big leagues.

My opinion: We send him back down and let him get confidence in that bat again and then bring him back up in September when the rosters expand. Let him hit some baseballs out of the ballpark in Tucson and give Blanks a shot on the roster again. Rizzo has been hitting .161 with a home run and 33 strikeouts in his 29 games this year.

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