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Old 12-13-2012, 01:16 PM   #63
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Re: After the Choo deal

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Originally Posted by dfs View Post
I'm not talking about somebody that they'll spend any resources on whatsoever. Jeremy Hermida was "free." I'll be shocked if they don't do something like that. Stash the "lucky" guy [cf] in AAA and then bring him up when they go west.
I could see then signing a guy like this for depth, but who do they bump down to AAA when this guy is called up for a west coast trip?
Maybe Donald has options, but he's the backup SS.
Not sure any other bench player can be sent down..

I think they will use Heisey for late game subs and live with that.
Yea, we are going to be hurting a bit in big parks, I agree with that. I just don't see a solution other than playing Heisey. Although I guess I'm not totally convinced that Heisey would be significantly better than Bruce/Choo.
I'm also not sure I want to lose Choo's bat just because they're playing in a big park. Might be better to just bite the bullet and let the extra hit or two fall in.

Edit: Now I see you say to let the new CF compete with X Paul. That makes a lot of sense.
I kind of forgot that Hanahan can fill the role of LH bat off the bench if need be.
Good food for thought.
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