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Well... the thought process of getting right-handed hitters with opposite field power was strong in the mind of Bavasi's group.  It was the dominant mindset behind him willing to settle for Sexson (who had a long history of RF-power) after Delgado passed on us and pursue Beltre whose 2004 season consisted of a lot of RF power.
When the two failed, it wasn't because Bavasi consciously got two RH pull hitters, it was because he didn't have the talent/ skill/ ability to see that they would break down due to age (Sexson) or fall back into nasty old pull hitting habits (Beltre).

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