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It is entirely reasonable to assume that Martin is used with a RHB in platoon.  Even at his best (.573 in '13, .581 in '14), he remains atrocious vs. LHP. In such an arrangement you would run out to CF a guy who can hit lefties at least 40 times.  Aoki can hit lefties (and you would have Guti, Cruz, a vL bashing 1B AND a DH (if Cruz was in RF).  But Aoki isn't a very good CF'er.  Not good enough to play 40 games out there, anyway. 

So you could go with Martin fulltime, figuring that you're vL bats will carry his weakling stick....and some of that weakness is covered up by his glove.

After thnking about it all today, I'm beginining to feel such a solution is the one Servais will go with.  I do not agree with it, but what do I know.

If you are all in with Martin and he doesn't hit, then you have a tough lineup decision to make.  Demote Martin ordo something with one of the other 3 OFers.

Sardinas has given himself the inside edge at utility IF guy, as well.

And we need BP help.

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