"Kevin McClave" <kmcclave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 15 May 2008 19:39:47 -0400, "RJA" <rja@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>>"Kevin McClave" <kmcclave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 14 May 2008 20:36:31 -0400, Dan Szymborski
>>> <dan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I had Bruce projected at 266/317/476. He translates as 282/317/496 at
>>>>the moment, so if he's promoted, I hope people aren't disappointed
he's
>>>>just a really, really good centerfielder at this moment and not Mays.
>>>
>>> Is Bruce a true ML CF defensively? Or is he a CF in the same way
Austin
>>> Kearns and Wily Mo Pena were CFs, or KGJ was for a good bit of time in
>>> Cincy? I seem to recall some brief discussion of this in the spring;
>>> that he may be more a RF than a CF in the majors.
>>
>>RF, although they're giving him plenty of time in CF and LF at AAA.
>
> If that's the case, shouldn't we really weigh his MLE as a RF? Is the
> plan that they will eventually play him in CF in the majors? I recall
> someone here (may have been you, Rich) saying he is not a major league
> caliber CF defensively. I don't know that I'd expect someone to mature
> in to one, either.
Didn't realize those numbers would change if he played RF. In my opinion,
it's time for him to take over RF. Jr is offically killing us in that
3-hole.


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