Assuming Wells is going to be the semi-regular LF and Pena the semi-regular DH, I ask again why can't Carp play some 3B? If he can catch ground balls on one side of the infield, he can catch them on the other. And if his arm is good enough to play left, it's good enough to play third. For God's sake, Harmon Killebrew played third! As much as I loved Kenndy's first half, he sure looks finished these last several weeks. As long as Smoak is going to imitate the worst hitter in the league, at which he has done an excellent job for months now, I'd sacrifice defense to get another bat in the line-up and establish an offense the team can build on. Who knows, maybe Wells will hit, too.
And the more I watch Ackley, the more I see a George Brett career as his ceiling. Brett, when he came up, weighed 175 soaking wet. With minmal homers, he slugged 450-plus right off the bat, had great speed (he had 20 triples one year and double figures three other times) and didn't get to be the blockier guy we remember until he'd been in the league a decade.
I think Carp is a legit MLB hitter and the idea of Ackley-(a revived) Smoak-Carp MOTO.
-tjm
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