Will JD make Warsh

start Borbon in CF next year? It would have to be a real player development joke if Warsh refuses to consider Borbon the heir apparent in center, sticking him left and at DH as a part-time player. However, that is exactly what he plans to do next year according TR Sullivan's latest post. Warsh prefers Byrd and will start Hamilton in CF next year if Byrd does not resign. Hopefully, someone will put their foot down and tell him who to play; it should be Borbon without question. What the team needs is more productive bats at other positions. So trading off Teagarden, or Salty, or Davis, or Cruz in a package to improve at catcher, DH, 1B, and/or RF/LF and penciling in Smoak at first is a better way to go. Sticking your top prospects on the bench, in a platoon or leaving them in AAA and overpaying for a mid-30s CF with a degenerative knee condition is just asinine.

I remember last year there was a big stink created when Warsh stated his #1 wish at last years trading deadlin was a "traditional" CF in lieu of batting Kinsler leadoff. Ain't it funny that he did indeed get that wish one year later only to refuse to play the kid a single game in CF. I'm thinking that Warsh's player wish lists are regarding as merely one voice in the team's long-term plans, and that he will _always_ without exception insist on acquiring and/or playing veterans. Call it job security. Hopefully, JD has a well worn tin ear to this kind of thinking from the skipper...



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