I think you are right on with the Cameron/Hermida platoon. Every other outfielder on the current big league roster bats left handed, so Cameron can spell any of those guys with very respectable numbers against lefties. Hermida hasn't lived up to expectations, but his numbers against righties aren't too bad.
On Dec 15, 7:13 pm, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think Cameron is the answer -- but he crushes left-handed pitchers > (OPS over .900 each of the last three seasons). I think a platoon of Cameron > and Hermida could provide about 90 percent of Jason Bay's offense, and much > better defense. > > Steve O > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please don't tell me Mike Cameron is the answer. > > > I like Mike Cameron, I think he is a decent signing, if he is our fourth > > outfielder. If the Sox are looking to Cameron to play everyday in the > > outfield then I think we have some issues. The guy is 36 and he hit .250 > > with 24 HR & 70 RBI in the NL last year. It would be hard to expect > > anything more from him this year. If Cameron is replacing Bay then we have > > a serious power deficiency in a lineup that didn't have enough power last > > year. > > > I'm really hoping that we'll hear about them signing another big bat (or > > two) very soon. > > > Steve > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
