BMcG (NY): Christina, Love your Transaction Analysis... Speaking of transactions...do the dodgers keep A. LaRoche on the roster if they give the job to Nomar? Why would you give the job to Nomar? Short term? Who do you like better this year...Rick Ankiel, WMO Pena or S. Hairston? Also, down the road..M. LaPorta or I. Stewart or the kid in Atlanta - Schafner?
Christina Kahrl: Thank you, I'm always gratified by compliments.
I wouldn't waste LaRoche's time with a spot on the bench, should Ned and Joe elect to make that kind of mistake; as Earl Weaver might observe about backups in general, Las Vegas is only a phonecall and a short flight away.
As for the middle question, one of those things is not like the others, so let's take Hairston out of the equation right off. Between Ankiel and Wily Mo, I'd pick Ankiel, not despite his career path being so extraordinary, but perhaps because of it. I don't know if we know how good he can be yet. No slight of Wily Mo intended--he might turn out to be a totally solid everyday left fielder this season.
Finally, we have another broke-leg trio there, because Stewart doesn't belong in a comparison to LaPorta or Jordan Schafer. I'd take Schafer, which again isn't a slight of LaPorta's obvious gifts as a hitter, but because it's easier to find a guy who can hit and play left than a guy who might be a star in center field.
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theguag (Louisville): Do you think Brian Giles and Jim Edmonds fall off the cliff this year in San Diego?
Christina Kahrl: Aren't they already in the act of falling, if still short of hitting the bottom? I think the answer is generally yes.
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Mike (St.Louis): When should Rasmus be in St.Louis. He's looked good so far going 3-3 with a double and 3 walks.
Christina Kahrl: Aren't we at the point where the hitters are ahead of the pitchers? I guess I haven't kept up on my beat reporter early-spring training standbys. He's not far from the answer being "now," but I really wouldn't surprise me if we're forced to wait until May.
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