On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:47:04 -0400, "Steve-O" <steveoneill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"barry" <toisan_boy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> i'd like to see
>> marte, francisco and gutierrez play their way onto or off the team for
>> good by getting extended playing time.
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>Don't forget Garko, Asdrubal Cabrera, Barfield, and Hafner.
>DH, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, corner OF and the Bullpen are all auditioning.
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>Peralta may be hitting now, but his awful defense negatively affects
>groundball pitchers. I just don't see his defense getting better, and
>I don't think his offense justifies him at 3B. He needs to go elsewhere.
as i said before, anybody who cranks out 30 HRs will have trade value.
>I hope they don't rush Carmona, and have a strained hip affect his arm.
>Keep Blake next year as a utility player.
not just to keep your boy happy?
seriously, the only reason i can see that would have blake on the
roster next season would be back is if *everybody* tanks for the rest
of the season. you're not going to pay a utility player 5-6 mil a
year.
>Don't rush anyone from the minors. There's enough auditioning at the
>ML level (barring more trades) that no extras are needed.
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