Rosenthal's Latest: Victorino, Hatteberg, Paul Byrd

Considering Eddie Perez is a coach now and the last time him and Paul Byrd met was when Eddie hit him in the face with his mitt, I wouldn't expect Paul to return to Atlanta as part of the team. I want to say last time they had him, he wasn't liked all that much.

Reasons to think about trading Vic:

1) Doesn't seem to be developing plate discipline as a hitter

2) Recurring calf injuries for a player whose game is centered around speed...not likely to go away

3) Werth playing too well to keep off the field

Reasons to hang onto him:

1) Plus defense in center or right, with plus arm

2) Brings palpable energy to the lineup, above what his statistic indicate

3) Neither Jenkins nor Werth seem capable of putting up average numbers positionally playing every day. Werth could in center, but his defense there is adequate at best. A platoon of the two, however, gives probably an above average RF, each with above average RF D

So I would probably hold onto him, although I do fear that these calf injuries will pop up again this year

And what river "outside" Cleveland would that be, Horatio? Moron.