Injury Log on the Big 3

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DeRosa and Fontenot were on the same team in 2008. One didn't have to leave to make room for the other.
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Really? Fontenot got a whopping 284 plate appearances last year. He already has 92 now. The Cubs wanted him to get the chance to play just about everyday, and he wouldn't have with DeRosa here. I don't know how you're not getting that. DeRosa would've been the starting 2B, just like last year.
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If Lou managed the team properly, Fontenot could be the starting 2B when a RHP was on the mound. DeRosa could start at 2B with a LHP on the mound.

DeRosa could also:
- Start in RF when Bradley is out (which appears as if that will be quite often)
- Start at 3B when Ramirez is out
- Start at 2B if Fontenot ever gets hurt
- Start at 1B when Lee needs a break or gets hurt

It could have worked just fine with the makeup of our roster.
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Yeah, that all works... except for that pesky money part.
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Oh. That pesky $3M that we've already eaten (and then some) by dumping Gaudin?
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You can't go by what Hendry had to do after the moves were made because people didn't perform. There is no way Hendry would have got rid of DeRo if money wasn't a concern.
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What is the payroll at right now? $130M or so? $2.5M is <i>almost</i> 2% of overall payroll. It had nothing to do with money.
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So for what reason did Hendry trade him? He wanted to give Lou less flexibility? Are you forgetting all the backloaded contracts that went up significantly this year?