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I'd have nothing against David Ortiz II hitting DH for the M's. Even though it would ossify DH/1B for the M's, the Ortiz/Manny situation worked out all right for the Red Sox. :- )
Only question: would we ask Boras to take Ortiz money, or would we pay Ortiz II as though he weren't a DH?
DH-only sluggers make a (majority) fraction of what 1B's do.
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Same applies to Pujols. Now that the M's have their franchise player at 1B/DH, a second one of those has to take Ortiz money. ... you'd think, anyway.
Switching Smoak to DH and letting Fielder or Pujols play 1B wouldn't change a thing, from the standpoint that the M's would be importing David Ortiz net value.
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