Seriously. And after glancing at Woodward the last game (and his carreer .675 mlb OPS, which would place him sixth on the entire team right now incidentally) I think that the answer has been right under our nose this whole time. I would install Mike Morse and Woodward in a platooning situation at SS for the rest of the year, defense be darned. It isn't like Morse would be much worse than Yuni defensively anyways, and Woodward is an upgrade with the glove AND the bat.
Also don't forget that the Heilman trade was for OLSEN and Cedeno, NOT Cedeno and Olsen, that order is important. Cedeno was the throw in NOT Olsen! And while you may not be super high on Olsen, some people are :) I see Olsen as a prime candidate to pull a good couple of #3 like seasons out of his hat as soon as he figures out how to throw his fastball with a little more control. Lefties who throw 90/91 with a plus change and a plus slider do NOT grow on trees. He IS what we were hoping RRS could be, that is if RRS hadn't misplace a mph or 5 ;)
I HATE to see guys get hurt, seriously that just sucks, especially when it is because of poor on field communication. It may be unfair, and it may not be his fault, but this is just one more black mark against Yuni. Maybe it was Endy's fault for not pulling up, but since I already don't care for Yuni it is easy for me to lay blame at his feet on this one. Since Carp is already here, and since Saunders has only just gotten his first sip of AAA coffee and is currently in a slump I platoon Griff, Wlad and Carp in a LF/DH trio, leaving Sweeny out in the cold most of the time. He can stay on the team, but the other three players will be getting the bulk of the playing time. Both Carp and Griff need some time against lefties. Carp to see if he can hit mlb lefties (no reason to just assume he can't) and Griff to prove that he can still hit lefties.
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