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gigantes2425
pinch runner?
suffern
Got to get on base before you think about using a pinch runner 🙂
gigantes2425
i literally lol’d
malcolmec
Great, Ruben… let’s solve the offensive woes by signing a guy who couldn’t hit his own head if it wasn’t attached to his body.
Matt
The point to signing Taveras isn’t to fix the Phillies offensive woes. He’s reporting to Lehigh Valley, where he’s replacing DeWayne Wise, and it just gives Philly some depth in the outfield, should they have an injury to a current MLB outfielder, they’ll have Taveras available to call up to be an extra guy or spot starter along with Ben Francisco, who isn’t as good defensively as Taveras.
P W
Hes going to triple A not the mlb…idk why people are assuming this is suppose to solve offensive woes…
malcolmec
I’m aware of that. But if Heaven forbid someone else gets injured, Taveras won’t be any help. Even off the bench he’d maybe pinch run or play a 9th inning occasionally but he’d be useless as a pinch hitter on account of he hits like a pitcher. I’d much rather have Francisco out there. He can hit for power and is a decent outfielder with decent speed. Yes, I know this signing isn’t a crisis or anything, I just don’t see much of a point to it.
VinnyG917
Ouch, I was really hoping this Met killer would get out of the division