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A. Heredia is much more valuable as a defender and can play CF so Haniger doesn't have to.
B. Gamel's bat is better and it is better having him play everyday in Tacoma than what the role would be with Maybin. Span, Haniger and Maybin are the starters, they need one guy to spell all 3 one or twice a week.
It's two fold and makes sense to me.
A. Heredia is much more valuable as a defender and can play CF so Haniger doesn't have to.
B. Gamel's bat is better and it is better having him play everyday in Tacoma than what the role would be with Maybin. Span, Haniger and Maybin are the starters, they need one guy to spell all 3 one or twice a week.
But that is why they acquired Maybin. If he is playing, the Heredia in CF defense fails.
He is batting in the .290's in a limited role so it hasn't hurt him so far. Picking his AB's has actually helped him.
Not arguing but just giving a different view.
Defense hasn't been the problem... Offense has... Haniger/Maybin can relieve one another at CF... There is a bigger gap offensively between Gamel/Heredia than there is on the defensive side... I heard Servais rationale but I don't agree w/ it...
The little things make a difference as well... Gamel takes BB's... He also can PH w/ the speed he has on base allowing him to steal bags... Could hurt us in a few games w/out his speed in the lineup...
But to me this move is strictly about defense. If Dipoto wanted to improve the offense he would've gotten creative and gotten a better hitting CF than Maybin.
I get your stealing bases, which I think Heredia can do to..but having a designated PR is a terrible idea when you have a bench the caliber of the Mariners. Who on the bench isn't a major downgrade defensively from the starter? Which in theory, you use a pinch runner in a close game.
But to me this move is strictly about defense. If Dipoto wanted to improve the offense he would've gotten creative and gotten a better hitting CF than Maybin.
I get your stealing bases, which I think Heredia can do to..but having a designated PR is a terrible idea when you have a bench the caliber of the Mariners. Who on the bench isn't a major downgrade defensively from the starter? Which in theory, you use a pinch runner in a close game.