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Yep,
 
I understand the RC value of Montero behind the plate.....but I also understand the (typical) wear and tear that certainly digs into a catcher's multi-year performance....and probably into any single year's numbers.
I'm not worried about his defense...it will be just fine.  I worried about maximizing his offense.
It's entirely reasonable to assume you lose Montero in the lineup 20 times a season if he C/DH rather than 1B/DH.  Hitting 3rd/4th, that's likely to be 90 PA's. I hate that.
And, Doc, I'm not sure if I got it right, but I think you were assuming that if I 1B Montero then Smoak was out.  Not so.  I play with that arrangement until I find who is most comfortable at 1B and who is most comfortable at DH.  I'm playing them both.  And I'm playing Carp 150 games in LF, until he shows me hes not the homer/RBI guy he was last year.  I'm giving him the entire year to disprove that, too.
 
moe