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r-i-l, I'd rather have Jiminez than Freel too, but there's three factors that go into my thinking here:

1. The 2005 Reds aren't going to be such great shakes.

2. Jiminez will absolutely price himself out of town by 2006, possibly necessitating a Todd Walker style giveaway.

3. Miley's made the decisions that Freel, not Jiminez is his leadoff guy (though I suppose Jiminez would be a good #2 hitter if Miley ever stuck him there).

WOY, that's a brilliant piece of art there. The Enquirer or Post haven't done anything half that good in decades.