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Ugh..
"It could be,'' he said. "I'm looking at it. It gives us a guy, with Ichi and Figgy at top of the lineup, who is not a double-play guy in general, a guy who can move those runners along. And for me, it backs up Milton to the 4-hole and gives us a little more depth that way."
I'm sorry, but that is amateurish. Somebody needs to inform Wak that Kotchman grounds into a ton of double plays and isn't a good baserunner either (another thing I've heard mentioned recently).
Its also important to note that Kotchman isn't a good OBP guy. Hes league-average or slightly less accounting for the baserunners he erases. Unless of course he breaks out this season (unlikely, but you never know).