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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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You don't think that thumb will heal by Opening Day?

Need to platoon someone with Kim.

Healed? As in no longer injured?

Should be, but not being a doctor I don't know one way or another.

I am more concerned about how long it will take for the appendage in question to regain full strength and range of motion.

It seems like thumb/wrist/hamate type injuries have a lasting impact on hitters.

I am not sure Kim needs to platoon and I am sure I'd rather he DH the majority of the time.

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Healed? As in no longer injured?

Should be, but not being a doctor I don't know one way or another.

I am more concerned about how long it will take for the appendage in question to regain full strength and range of motion.

It seems like thumb/wrist/hamate type injuries have a lasting impact on hitters.

I am not sure Kim needs to platoon and I am sure I'd rather he DH the majority of the time.

I'm ok with Kim being a DH. Either way it is nice to have a 4th OF who is cheap. Don't know if I see them playing Kim all the time vs LHP after hardly playing at all.

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I'm ok with Kim being a DH. Either way it is nice to have a 4th OF who is cheap. Don't know if I see them playing Kim all the time vs LHP after hardly playing at all.

I am very much in favor of inexpensive 4th outfielders.

Assuming he can improve his jumps and routes Rickard might be a fine choice for the role.

I was just expressing concerns about his thumb.

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Kubtko: "What about the fistful of sunflower seeds that [Kim] keeps firing into the faces of home run hitters in the dugout? It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye or has a fistful of sunflower seeds embedded into their foreheads."

I noticed this. I've seen some O's get really annoyed by it (Davis, Trumbo)--why doesn't someone tell Kim to lay off or demonstrate the difference between a shower and hurl of sunflower seeds?

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