[James282]

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Having said that, Victorino isn't nearly as big of a downgrade from Abreu as you make it seem.

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what are you, crazy? Abreu is soooooooooo much more valuable than victorino as a right fielder. A lot of Victorino's plausible value comes from the fact that he could play center effectively. Since they have Rowand in center and Victorino is in right he can't have as big a defensive impact. Abreu had a .920 ops in new york against a very touch AL east in 240 PA and an .860 ops in Philly in 540 pa or so. Victorino had a .760 ops and isn't that big an upgrade in the field. It's a huge difference. Not to mention that Abreu had a .420 OBP last year. Wait, am I really trying to make a case that Abreu is a huge upgrade over Shane Victorino!?

James