The talk of Brian Barton's arm, or lack thereof, seems overblown to me. Setting aside the importance of throwing versus general outfield range, the cynical side of me feels like I'm being prepped for a messy breakup. We've seen players like Juan Pierre and Johnny Damon succeed despite terrible arms; is Barton really that bad? The Cardinals were looking for a RH outfield bat and they released So Taguchi as a precursor to Barton's acquisition. One would assume that Barton would win a tie with a player like Rasmus who still has options but a tie with Juan Gonzalez or Skip Schumaker? That's a different beast all together.
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