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Originally Posted by fleury
I think teams more recently have not factored the fan favorite thing much at all. No ticket holder whatsoever will say, "I'm not renewing my season tickets because Pillar isn't on the team". He's Ryan Goins of the outfield. Winning trumps all. He's controllable and a great fielder. But I think we're all starting to see that a better batter with an average glove may be more worthwhile. We've seen fan favorites endlessly dealt and people forget pretty quickly. I say trade him while his value as a fielder is high.
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Lineups are infinitely better with a bunch of Good hitters than with the bunch of Great hitters and then a bunch of bad ones. The key is to not have black holes in the lineup and they can really drag you down.
A guy like Travis is so key to this lineup, because he is another player who will manage to get on base or keep the line moving and because automatic outs replace him at the plate.