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Originally Posted by Avery_Smartman
Very kind of you.
The only thing that bugs me is what I hear from Shapiro..and now this guy......that" he's an offensive player at a defensive position."
Which would be great if he could play defense.
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The problem with the team this year is not defense to this point. Cabrera will be the full time shorstop at some point if not right now as you prefer. I think the biggest concern right now is the complete lack of power from the three "power" hitters alledgedly...Hafner, Martinez and Garko. Martinez is hitting well, but as of mid May you generally want more than Zero homers from your cleanup hitter. The only player in the lineup having his "typical" type season is Sizemore. No one else is even really close. Incredible as it may seem, I'd actually call Blake their second most productive offensive player so far behind Sizemore. That is not really what you want. Hafner is the guy completely killing them I think. Shelton's usefullness as a hitting coach seems to be fading to me. They are not .500 right now becuase of poor defense or pitching. It is completely offensively related. You should generally win games you get 9 shutout innings from your starter.