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Seriously, I'm surprised he hasn't dropped the elbow of justice on Tim yet... but I'm glad this is being discussed, b/c he brings up a point that I often wonder about.

Not the elbow of justice!:P

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How much is Perlozzo going to run Mora into the ground??

Ideally, for me, Mora plays 140 games at 3rd, and Gomez gets the rest. It would be nice if Huff could get those 20 games but I'm not sold on him at third.

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Ideally, for me, Mora plays 140 games at 3rd, and Gomez gets the rest. It would be nice if Huff could get those 20 games but I'm not sold on him at third.

Huff is likely as good defensively at third as Mora.

Gomez should only play maybe 5 games at third and the rest at second against tough lefties.

Mora should miss anywhere from 3-7 games a month(more as the season goes on).

Again, as i have said before, this should be how Mora is used:

April: 3 days off

May: 4 days off

June: 4 days off

July: 4 days off

August: 6 days off

September: whatever needed...depends on many factors

So, that is 21 games off and 18 other days off(assuming he isn't an AS), heading into September.

That will be good enough and will keep Mora well rested and hopefully healthy.

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Oh, so wait...Because we were pathetic before, that makes this decision less awful?

No offense but that logic is beyond terrible.

For me, the divide isn't Payton vs. what we should have, its Payton vs. what we have. And if Huff isn't your everyday lf, then Payton is, imo, your best option.

Now, Huff's my everyday lf, but with the contingency that he wasn't, Payton would be.

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For me, the divide isn't Payton vs. what we should have, its Payton vs. what we have. And if Huff isn't your everyday lf, then Payton is, imo, your best option.

Now, Huff's my everyday lf, but with the contingency that he wasn't, Payton would be.

For Payton to be an everyday LFer, it means he has to play alot versus righties...That is a bad idea.

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Neither of those guys has much of a MAJOR LEAGUE track record. I think its premature to pencil them in as having such and such #'s. Again, I'm not defending Perlozzo or Payton, but if the choice is between Payton in lf or Millar/Gibbons/House/Knott/ I don't see why it provokes such furious outrage. That''s all; I'm simply being a devil's advocate.

And for the most part, I agree with you guys. Look at my optimum lineups earlier in this thread: Payton aint in left for me.

I don't see how you can avoid Payton in LF at least some of the time against righties. Millar would be an offensive upgrade but you wouldn't want to see him trundling around out there for 1 game let alone 120. Huff may not be much better. Jay might proove adequate but would he be able to stay healthy in LF for 120 games?

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Oh, so wait...Because we were pathetic before, that makes this decision less awful?

No offense but that logic is beyond terrible.

Agreed. We have better options already on the team, and there were plenty of comparable or better FA's available, just a bad decision to sign him, and a bad decision by Perlozzo to make him a starter.

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For Payton to be an everyday LFer, it means he has to play alot versus righties...That is a bad idea.

I'm not arguing the validity of the plan, I'm simply saying that Payton is a better option in lf everyday than Millar, Gibbons, or one of the minor leaguers. Huff in lf everyday is what I would do. If Perlozzo wants Huff to be his 1b, which seems to be the case, then I see why he would put Payton in LF.

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