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I doubt seriously that Corey Patterson is in this team's plans beyond the balance of this season. Likewise, I think it's highly likely that only one of the three catchers is still here next year. Despite what Dusty says, this club is merely playing out the string (and yes, even doing that, a team wants to finish as well as it can) and it makes no sense while there is no roster crunch to jettison any of these guys. When September comes, we can take a look at Dickerson and see where he fits in the scheme of things. But just to eat salary with two months left seems a needless waste at this point.