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Great point G, as to Montero's trial-by-fire having to take on all the Jered Weavers, Yu Darvishes, Justin Verlanders, and Ian Kennedies this year.
1. (Assuming that Shoppach and Jaso are otherwise roughly comparable ... very roughly)
1b. You trade the platoon synergy (Jaso vs Shoppach) for ... your cleanup hitter. Okayyyy...
2. Maybe it's not a bad thing for Montero to face the vicious RH-on-RH righties in 2013. Won't be good for his 2013 roto value, but ....