Jason

Dubois

Going into last night’s game DuBois was batting .167 (2-for-12) with an RBI. It’s not as if he will be missed.

DuBois may be the better choice, however if Todd Hollandsworth is going to get the majority of the playing time while Sosa is out of action, Kelton may be the Cubs’ preference.

Dubois had a 766 OPS in 33 at-bats since joining the Indians. Jeff Liefer had a 585 OPS in 32 at-bats while Hafner was out. We don’t understand what kind of thought process led to this decision now. The Indians didn’t think Liefer was the better use of the roster spot two weeks ago, and Liefer’s performance shouldn’t have done anything to change their minds.

Dubois went 5-for-23 with three homers in six games for Buffalo. He’ll resume playing against left-handers.

Jeff Liefer again gets picked over Dubois for no good reason. The Indians seem to be down on the outfielder already.

Dubois is still hitting .320/.394/.638 for Iowa. The Cubs could let Moises Alou go to open up left field for the 25-year-old next season. We’re not all that optimistic it will happen, though.

Dubois’ .316/.389/.630 line in Triple-A should make him a candidate to play regularly next year. However, he’ll only be a pinch-hitter this month.

A big fall wouldn’t do a lot to help Dubois’ case for a starting job in 2005, but it can’t hurt. At the very least, he should get a chance to win a spot as a fourth outfielder next spring.

We’d like to see Dubois become the Cubs’ regular left fielder next season, but it doesn’t seem all that likely to happen. Even if it does, the Dusty factor would make him a risky pick in NL-only leagues.

Dubois is hitting .250/.373/.500 with four home runs and 11 RBI in 17 games in Mexico.