Dutton Interviews Hillman About the 2010 Lineup

Nothing earth shattering, and in fact, 90% of it is exactly what you'd expect to hear from him. But there were a few things I noticed:
1. Trey seems to go out of his way to give Aviles a vote of confidence, both in coming back (early?) from the injury he concealed and in his ability to replicate his 2008 performance. He's still a dirty liar, but apparently some level of trust has been restored.
2. Butler will be the primary 1B next year, NOT the primary DH.
3. This is the first time I remember hearing about a DDJ shift...nah, not to center (stop being silly)...to RIGHT. Which then means either Fields or Callaspo in LF.

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guess we won't see Kila again this year

expect him to be traded

by marbotty on Dec 9, 2009 11:01 PM EST reply actions

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 10, 2009 12:19 AM EST up reply actions

wait, was that his name?

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 10, 2009 12:19 AM EST up reply actions

yeah, that was it

but knowing Dayton, he’s more likely to trade for someone like Jack Hannahan

by marbotty on Dec 10, 2009 8:04 AM EST up reply actions

I'd rather have Hannahan, actually

He’s probably a +10 defender at 3B, heck, I’d play him at SS over Yuniesky any day.

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 10, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions

Traded?

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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 10, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions

Well at least Guillen will be out of the outfield.

by AxDxMx on Dec 9, 2009 11:40 PM EST reply actions

Is moving DDJ to right that big of a deal?

Is his arm good enough to really make it worth it? Is it really even that big of a deal to have a big arm in Right?

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by averagegatsby on Dec 10, 2009 1:23 AM EST reply actions

It's a little overblown, but if you have a weak arm in RF

baserunners will be more willing to gamble on going first to third.

by AxDxMx on Dec 10, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions

Oh durr...

For some reason I could never get past the mythical throwing a guy out at first on a base hit to right.

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by averagegatsby on Dec 10, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions

DDJ's arm isn't that strong though...

not a prolific Ichiro arm…

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by 306008 on Dec 10, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions

yeah, RF might be a bad idea for DDJ

I think he can still hack CF acceptably, but while his range is good, and his arm is good in left, I think it will be exposed in RF

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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 10, 2009 9:48 AM EST up reply actions

+1

by DarthYoshi on Dec 10, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

Its not like his arm is Coco bad...

Is it?

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by averagegatsby on Dec 10, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

Just My Observation

But sometimes his arm looks horrible and sometimes it looks passable, but it never looks like a good candidate for RF.

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by philofthenorth on Dec 10, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

by AxDxMx on Dec 10, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

Am I the only one scared by this

"Now, having said that, that could change if we have a healthy Mike Aviles on opening day. That would give us another bullet in the infield, and we could maybe transition Willie into something a little more permanent in the outfield."

Willie into something a little more permanent in the outfield.

Really? REALLY? you have Callaspo or Fields or Kila or Aviles any of whom could probably play LF just as good as Willy, and you want to make HIM the permanent guy out there?

Everytime I think Trey is gonna turn the corner and start doing smart things….

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by RoyalPug on Dec 10, 2009 3:18 AM EST reply actions 3 recs