I agree amazinz, but what the heck is Omar doin' with this one. If we do sign Lugo, where's that leave Valentin? He can be an acceptable backup in the outfield, but we already have Endy and Johnson for backup in the outfield and don't forge about Milledge. Easley seems like he is going to become an upgrade over Woodward so we can't put Valentin there as utility guy. And the ageless wonder player/coach Franco is signed for another year and the primary RH PH. That doesn't neccesarily block Valentin to fill that spot on the roster, but he definitely has stated that he wants to be an everyday player.
So, while I think that Lugo would be an upgrade over Valentin (Lugo's career norms for BA, 277 and OBP 340, are better than the career year[by far] that Valentin had last year), what the heck? Seems like if we signed Lugo, we wasted money by signing Valentin.
I guess Omar knows what he is doing, but he has me a little baffled at this point. Any thoughts?
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