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The Trumbo/Davis RF situation....

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I doubt that it's anything close to a win or two over the course of a season.

A run or two. If you are lucky. Then again, Trumbo might be a run or two better. What if Davis tears his labrum again like he did before throwing from right. Bad News. Then he could not pitch again.

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A run or two. If you are lucky. Then again, Trumbo might be a run or two better. What if Davis tears his labrum again like he did before throwing from right. Bad News. Then he could not pitch again.

All it takes is one bad play that the other may have made to cost us a game.

It should come down to who gives us the better chance to win out there, plain and simple.

Arguments aside, I'm sure we see both guys in the OF at some point this year. I just don't know what the share will be. But looks like Trumbo will be the first option.

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All it takes is one bad play that the other may have made to cost us a game.

It should come down to who gives us the better chance to win out there, plain and simple.

Arguments aside, I'm sure we see both guys in the OF at some point this year. I just don't know what the share will be. But looks like Trumbo will be the first option.

But the problem is that there is not conclusive evidence or enough of a spread between the two to say who is more likely to make said costly play.

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But the problem is that there is not conclusive evidence or enough of a spread between the two to say who is more likely to make said costly play.

That's what Spring Training is for. Or at least that's what it should be for. The coaches can watch these two in practices and in games and decide pretty quickly who is better.

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That's what Spring Training is for. Or at least that's what it should be for. The coaches can watch these two in practices and in games and decide pretty quickly who is better.

Is ST truly a good enough sample size for that? Particularly with vets. Also, when you sign a guy LT like we did with Chris, it's unlikely that you make him compete for spots in ST, particularly one he doesn't necessarily want.

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But the problem is that there is not conclusive evidence or enough of a spread between the two to say who is more likely to make said costly play.

Nor will there be a big enough sample size to support this argument.

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Is ST truly a good enough sample size for that? Particularly with vets. Also, when you sign a guy LT like we did with Chris, it's unlikely that you make him compete for spots in ST, particularly one he doesn't necessarily want.

Chris won't play there this spring. Is that a big enough sample?

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I still bet Buck will use a platoon DH

I think that is the general consensus. You don't want Pedro in there against lefties. Trumbo to DH and Reimold/Rickard to right against lefties. They may have to cover right and left.

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I think that is the general consensus. You don't want Pedro in there against lefties. Trumbo to DH and Reimold/Rickard to right against lefties. They may have to cover right and left.

Not to mention the occasional day off from playing the field for guys like jones.

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I thought one of the reasons Davis was an attractive free agent was his versatility? Now that he is signed he is a 1B only? Because of increased injury risk he can't move around the field, which is part of his value? Count me as one who thinks Buck will do what is best for the team and wins. If that means Davis in RF then that's where we will see him.

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