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My desire would be to keep both Sweeney and Shelton on the roster, and then you could keep both Branyan and Griffey on the bench against most lefties. But, I think it's a slam-dunk that 99% of managers are going to bench Branyan against lefties and keep Griffey in the lineup.
I think it could be argued "at this stage in their careers", that Junior and Branyan may be practically the same numerical production against lefties -- and that Griffey would probably benefit more with the off days than Branyan would, (if it came down to a choice between the two).
Maybe Griffey/Branyan vs. lefties is a coin flip situation. Maybe not. But, any way you look at it, the roster (as it seems to be coming together), is going to be pretty juicy against RHPs, but will require some unfortunate decisions when a lefty is on the mound.
If Wlad takes a step forward, I'd be THRILLED with a Branyan/Sweeney platoon at 1B and a Griffey/Wlad platoon at DH, (with just enough days in LF to keep Griffey happy).