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Originally Posted by tk13
Yeah, but if you don't have any prospects ready to play at a certain position, you have to put somebody there. You just can't say "oh, we won't have a RF this year". Look at last year, we were trotting Terrance Long and Eli Marrero out there in the OF. And at the same time, you can't just put a team of 25 youngsters out there. It's not like this move immediately blocks somebody like Billy Butler or Alex Gordon. They're still a year or two away.
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I understand, but it sure seems like you could someones 30 year old that hits .265 and at least have some hope of him making a 4 to 5 year contribution along with the Veteran leadership.