Cali Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 From CS.com Shortstop Jose Valentin is not expected to start Wednesday, but it has nothing to do with his lackluster defense in the season opener. Manuel said he plans to start Tony Graffanino against left-hander Jeremy Affeldt. Valentin, a switch-hitter, batted just .152 from the right side last season. Graffanino hit .261 against lefties last year. "When they throw a lefty, we'll probably play Graffanino at short," Manuel said. "I've already talked to Jose about that, so that's not an issue or problem." I thought Jose spent most of the Winter League's working on his righty hitting? Didn't last year, when we actually let him hit righty, hit a granny against Tejas? I believe he hit one from each side of the plate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Isn't his split pretty drastic left/right, especially power? If so it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Isn't his split pretty drastic left/right, especially power? If so it makes sense. Yes it is, and in my opinion this move makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Valentin, a switch-hitter, batted just .152 from the right side last season. That's poor, s*** Willie Haris could do that. I like the guy but Chipper Jones he is not, play Graffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 This sounds like a pretty good plan to me. I'm all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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