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Sixth Man
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I said a threat to hit 40.
I also don't care about RBIs really. I mean I care about them but if the guy only gets 90 RBIs instead of 120 I'm not pissing myself in anger. Shit, I'll take 2 more guys like Santana who can hit 30. Right now a 2nd year catcher is your biggest power threat, and after him you have...what? Choo/Cabrera with their ~15-20 HRs? The game isn't all about power, but it's not like our offensive talent is overflowing. In fact, I'd say it is well below sea level.
I'm ok with a bunch of guys who hit 15-20 HRs. That's how the 2007 team was built so I wouldn't be surprised if that is how the FO thought...
The problem is we don't have a bunch of those guys. We have ACab, Choo, Kipnis, Santana and...um. Duncan? Hafner? Hopefully Chisenhall? Not exactly much on the horizon.
LaPorta not working out just murdered this team. If he was hitting 25-30 HRs in the middle of this order we'd look like a different ballclub.