Bench? Meet David Murphy.
Hamilton In Left, Borbon In Center, Murphy On Bench
David Murphy? Bench.
From Richie Whitt’s interview yesterday with Ron Washington ...
Q: Who's your center fielder?
A: Julio Borbon.
Q: Aren't you a better team with David Murphy in the lineup?
A: Where?
Q: Left field?
A: That puts Josh Hamilton in center, where he'll play like a wild man and run into a wall and get hurt. Can't have that.
Q: But isn't Josh a wild man in left, on the bases and everywhere in between?
A: Decent point. But there's lots less ground to cover in left.
I’m not convinced that Hamilton’s injury risk is significantly greater in center field than left.
The good news:
- Borbon’s probably a better hitter than he showed last season,
- Murphy’s probably not quite as good as he showed last season,
- and Borbon’s obviously got a big edge with the glove.
It’s too bad they both bat left-handed, but you can’t have everything. And you have to figure that Murphy’s going to get his 400 plate appearances, somehow. Given a decent manager, these things do have a way of working themselves out.
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