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What I don't get is why folks think platooning RF'ers somehow makes you less flexible.  
Hey, you need 4 OF'ers anyway.  Unless you're running 4 switchhitters out there it seems pretty balanced to have 2 RH hitting principle OF'ers and 2 LHB's.  
Not counting Cruz, mind you.   And he'll get 30-40 RF starts, likely.
I suppose you could be more flexible if one of your COF's played quasi-regularly in the IF, our Ackley no longer does.
But if our bench includes Miller/Taylor (whoever isn't the primary SS) and Bloomquist/Rivero then we're dang flexible.
Romero (Deej/Kivlehan) makes us more IF/OF flexible as a RH bat at 1B, while Montero in that role gives us some extra-inning catching options.  
But Miller/Taylor/Bloomquist(Rivero) makes us pretty dang flexible.  The platoon doesn't impact that at all.
Go Ducks.
 
Moe