Originally Posted by TaShawn

One thing that jumped out at me. Renteria is a righty, but hit .323 against right handed pitchers last year.

So, we essentially got a left handed hitter, which we needed as well.

Also, he reached base safely in 130 games last year! He batted .818 with the bases loaded (9-11 with 17 RBI's).

He has had playoff struggles, but I don't think it is because of the pressure. For instance, his career batting average in the World Series is .304 in 46 at bats.

He is a 5 time all-star who has delivered a World Series winning hit (coincidently for Jim Leyland).