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IslandRed · 05-31-2007, 07:49 PM

At this point, I'm not even sure they look at it as having three catchers. It's more like two catchers and Designated Lefty Pinch-Hitter Guy, which is a useful thing to have in the NL, I'm just not as enamored with Valentin as they are.

If this deal ever happened, we could be looking at this a year from now:

C: Saltalamacchia
1B: Votto
2B: Phillips
SS: Gonzalez
3B: Encarnacion
RF: Bruce
CF/LF: Hamilton
LF/CF: New Guy

If EE's defense settles down for good, then we're looking at adding a right-handed power bat for left field, or maybe it's a leadoff-hitter type we don't otherwise have. But folks, that lineup looks pretty dadgum solid, both at bat and in the field. Gonzalez excepted, it's also young and with the career peaks still ahead. Which means, of course, we couldn't get so lucky.

05-31-2007, 07:49 PM	#27
IslandRed Charlie Brown All-Star Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mt. Juliet, TN Posts: 4,675	Re: Salty solution At this point, I'm not even sure they look at it as having three catchers. It's more like two catchers and Designated Lefty Pinch-Hitter Guy, which is a useful thing to have in the NL, I'm just not as enamored with Valentin as they are. If this deal ever happened, we could be looking at this a year from now: C: Saltalamacchia 1B: Votto 2B: Phillips SS: Gonzalez 3B: Encarnacion RF: Bruce CF/LF: Hamilton LF/CF: New Guy If EE's defense settles down for good, then we're looking at adding a right-handed power bat for left field, or maybe it's a leadoff-hitter type we don't otherwise have. But folks, that lineup looks pretty dadgum solid, both at bat and in the field. Gonzalez excepted, it's also young and with the career peaks still ahead. Which means, of course, we couldn't get so lucky. __________________ "I don't have a baseball team, I have a theological seminary." -- Charlie Brown Last edited by IslandRed; 05-31-2007 at 07:52 PM.