Re: Mannys value
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Take Manny out of that lineup, and Ortiz never again sees a hittable pitch.
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vs lefties put vartitek in the four hole (or pena)
vs righties put nixon in the three/four hole (or choi, etc)
this is of course assming the red sox wouldnt pick up another quality bat IPO of ramirez. also, whats so bad about 'not getting pitches to hit'? seemed to work ok for barry bonds.
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And there's really no evidence for "protection" anyway.
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