Bottom line, if Wright and Green hit like we expect them to, we don't need Valentin to do much on offense. But it would be key to get someone to replace Floyd in 6 spot, to back up wright.
The organization has held on to Milledge despite having numerous opportunities to trade him for bankable players. I have to assume that means Omar's planning on giving him a shot to compete for a starting job next year.
Where does that leave us in the corner outfield positions next year?
If we're keeping Green, as SHK indicates above, here's option #1: Milledge/Chavez in LF, Beltran in CF and Green in RF. In this case, we're rolling the dice on Green returning to form and being 6 hitter who provides some protection to Wright.
Option #2: moving Green and get a get another guy--Soriano, Burrell, or someone else--to hit 6th, and putting Milledge/Chavez in RF.
Option #3: trading Milledge, making Chavez the 4th outfielder, acquiring a 6 hitter somewhere else, and letting Green stay in right and hit 7th for one more year till his contract is up.
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If Milledge's stock is still considered high around the league and it looks like we get a decent player for him, I like option 3. However, if teams have cooled on him b/c of his poor performance at MLB level or supposedly poor attitude, I'd prefer to keep him until he plays better and his stock improves.
In any case, as Fredo points out, as best we can tell it looks like Minaya has no intention of moving him now, so it looks like options 1 or 2 for now.
It would be great if Green returned to true #6 form, but if not his numbers are certainly good enough for 7 slot. His defense is a weak spot though. An outfield of Chavez, Beltran, and Milledge would give us great speed and defense (assuming Milledge is the solid fielder they claim, and not the hideous one I saw drop not one but TWO balls in his mitt in Fenway).
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