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Originally Posted by Five-ofan
I absolutely love this trade(and Im a big FF fan so i hate to see him go). Napoli had a solid season last year despite having a really unfortunate BABIP. Also as simple as it is to say plug MY or Vlad or whatever random DH option you want at first/DH, we have no reason to believe any of them can play first. Vlad definitely can't and I for one think Young would be terrible there. Napoli is a poor catcher but hes fine at first. I also think that Napoli is a good bet to be a better hitter against lefties than either Young or Vlad next year. As Thiggy mentioned, the other huge benefit of this move is that it allows you to pinch hit/pinch run for catchers with impunity without having to actually carry a third catcher.
I also think theres a fairly good chance Young isnt here by opening day and Im completely ok with that.
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If Young isn't here, is Napoli your Full Time DH or do you roll with Vlad back in the lineup with Napoli's at bats being when you give Vlad a rest or when you face lefties and Moreland sits (plus maybe a handful of games at C)?