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<!--quoteo(post=65502:date=Oct 6 2009, 09:12 AM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Oct 6 2009, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I like the idea of moving Theriot to 2B, but finding the kind of SS you guys want, is going to be hard.

I could actually see Bradley coming back with an excellent year...it sounded as though he might finally have put his tail between his legs after the suspension. That said, between his injuries and track record, it would be hard to put our eggs back in his basket. I prefer Burrell to Rowand, but worry about Burrell in RF. And remember...he K's a ton. You reap what you sow...so don't get pissed at him, if you're someone who wants him here.

I am not comfortable with committing to Wells. I do think we need to offer arbitration to Harden, unless there's something we don't know about his shoulder. He's 28...stack up his season against the rest of the league, and he doesn't look half-bad. He waned as the season went on...and we need to know the finite reason before kissing him off.

I want Wells to fight with Samardzija and Gorzelany for the #5.

I like Baker as a supersub, and do agree with the "end regressing to the mean" theory.

I do expect Soto to come back. His track record throughout the minors showed absolute skill and improvement, and I think he just succumbed to a bad start, and injuries. Probably needs some maturity and mental toughness...

I want Reed Johnson back. That's someone you build a bench around. I want Grabow back, and if we can...a real closer. If Marmol returns to form, I'm fine with him in the eighth.

Not sure about Lackey...have never been sure whether or not he's the real thing.

And...for the Alf-killers. He was off to a tremendous start before getting hurt. He is not ready to be kissed off...I'm done with him at lead-off, but fine with him lower down.

We won 83 games. We were decimated by injuries. Lilly, Zambrano, Dempster, Alf, Aramis, Lee...

We're just not that far off...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I concur, old man.