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We've had this argument before re: Gutierrez and no one is going to change anyone else's mind.
I believe that speed is an important part of outfield defense but can be overridden by other factors in extreme cases.  Damon is among the worst route runners I've ever seen.  Ever.  The fact that he played CF doesn't prove he ever played it well...in fact he hasn't been an effective defensive CFer since 1999 according to my own research.  And it's not automatic that a below average CFer will always turn into a better left fielder...that's usually what happens, but for chronically stupid outfielders, the stupidity carries over...and from what I've seen of Damon...he's a stupid outfielder (characterized by bad jumps, bad routes and bad decisions on where to throw).