Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti says that newly-acquired outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. may become the team's regular center fielder ... if he can hit. The Dodgers are not exactly a fundamentally-sound team. Not since the days of Walter Alston have the Dodgers been known to be strong on defense.
Amazing how teams invest so much money in pitching, yet they pay little or no concern to defense. Not so long ago, a player with Gwynn Jr.'s defensive skills would have been a starter almost regardless of what he hit. Since someone needs to bat eighth, the Dodgers should just play Gwynn and be thankful that he and Ethier will give an honest day's effort on both sides of the ball. Maybe offense can win you a Fantasy Baseball championship, but in real baseball, defense and pitching win out.
-B. C. Helm
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