Because Bagwell could barely throw from 1st to 2nd on double plays last season on account of his shoulder...there is no way he could stand up to throwing across the diamond every game.
Not to mention that he was moved to 1B in AAA because he was a below average 3B...and that was as a youngster. Imagine what he'd be like after suffering wear and tear of 11 major league seasons.
C - Biggio 1B - Berkman 2B - Bagwell 3B - Ward SS - Kent LF - Tony Eusebio RF - Bagwell CF - Ausmus Hidalgo can be our closer, he's got a pretty good arm.
LF - Tony Eusebio This would be just like last season!! 2B - Bagwell RF - Bagwell I like Bagwell, but he isn't quite this fast. That's a lot of ground to cover there. Where would he position himself?
Only problem with that is we would have to trade for Tony Eusebio. He is on the Colorado Rockies roster now.
I'd position Bags around halfway between the basepath & the RF wall. I have faith he can cover the turf, you've seen the way he charges bunts. Or maybe he should just intune whether it'll be a fly/ground ball & break before the pitch. His instincts are pretty good, I have faith he's up to the task. I thought about letting Bags play first as well, but figured we needed to get Berkman's bat in the lineup somewhere. Bob - I forgot to mention that I traded Wagner to Colorado (I didn't think he was whining enough last year, so maybe a change of scenery's in order) for Eusebio & Juan Pierre, who's OB% will actually increase while he serves as a batboy.
I think we should sign Cecil Fielder and put him at Cf so D-Dub can have his idol/role model on the club .
Did you notice Bagwell's blistering throws last year? Me neither. There was no possibility of him moving back to 3rd base before the rotator cuff injury...now you may as well ask for Sandy Koufax to pitch again.
Woah! Hold on! No future roster decisions should be made until we sign Mitch Williams to be our new pitching coach. Also, the Astros MUST make some trades in order to keep up with the Cardinals. We shouldn't rest until our lineup looks like this: C: Tony Eusebio 1B: Travis Lee 2B: Lugo SS: Bill Spiers 3B: John Cangelosi/Blum LF: Ward CF: Hidalgo RF: Derek Bell Start printing those 2003 World Series Champions shirts, baby!!!
