Gathright?

I posted this in the comments, but I thought I'd put up a diary on the subject. The speculation that the Braves will try to get Joey Gathright as a "leadoff" hitter scares me.  I don't understand the fascination with this guy.  Consider this:

BP projected Gathright to hit .256/.310/.310 this year with little to no improvement over the next five years (he's 25). So far this season? He's been actually worse - .211/.318/.253 and 12/15 SB.  He's got 22 walks but 31 K's.  That ain't a leadoff hitter.  By comparison, Giles is hitting .239/.324/.349 with 35 BB, 54 K and 7/10 SB.  So we'd lose power, lose some BA but gain five stolen bases.  Wahoo.  And remember that Giles has hit much better than this in the past.

And the idea of him replacing Andruw is not even funny.

This focus on needing a "leadoff hitter" is strange. The Braves don't need a leadoff hitter.  The Braves's need hitters full stop.  If you want some OBP and speed at the #1 position, move Renteria up there, with high-AVG McCann hitting second and drop Marcus down to #5.  The Braves aren't failing to score runs because they aren't stealing bases.  They're failing to score runs because they're not hitting.