"Up, up and away"

 .161/.282/.290 with only 2 Stolen Bases and 2 Caught Stealing's. Those were Jon Berti's numbers going into a Phillies Series on May 24th. A far cry from the On Base Percentage well over .350 Berti had accumulated during his first 2 Season's in a Marlins Uniform, which saw him Steal 27 Bases to only 5 Caught Stealing's and Score 73 Runs in 112 Games.


 
What a turnaround it’s been and at what a moment it has come for the often underappreciated Utility Speedster. Berti entered that May 24th Contest for Starting 3rd Basemen Brian Anderson, who separated his Shoulder on a slide attempt. He’s gone on to Start, has Jon Berti, in 29 of the Marlins last 32 Games. Hit a cool .299, with a tremendous On Base Percentage of .378, Steal 5 Bases in 7 Attempts and also come through in clutch spots with 10 RBI’s. The 10 Runs Driven for Berti are only behind Adam Duvall, Jazz Chisholm, and Jesus Aguilar in that same time frame on the Fish.


 
The Marlins will continue to rely heavily on Berti at 3B, as Anderson is still weeks away from returning, while also sprinkling in Veteran Joe Panik (He of the PHantastic 😉 debut on Wednesday in Philadelphia) at the Position, which would allow Berti to spell not only other Infielders, but the Outfield as well. Hence the word ”Super” Utility.             


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