When, oh, when, will Depodesta just call-up a whole slew of prospects a la the Atlanta Braves?
The current line-up must rank as the worst in baseball. When Milton Bradley is the 2nd best hitter that says it all. He has never driven in more than 67 runs nor has he ever hit 20 HRs.
Ricky Ledee? Jayson Werth? Oscar Robles? Jason Phillips?
Cesar Izturis? Jose Valentin?
Now calling-up AA and AAA players is one step ahead. The first step should be forcing manager Jim Tracy to play Hee Seop Choi at 1B. If he refuses, fire him. Jason Phillips should never play ahead of Choi. Never.
The team cannot be worse with Joel Guzman, Delmon Young and Willy Aybar garnering the ABs at SS and 3B. Nor with Todd Donovan roaming in the OF. Or with Russ Martin getting on-base as at C.
And worst, this shake-up would generate excitement for the remainder of the season and for next year.
At best, the Dodgers find their Jeff Francouer or Robinson Cano - a deemed not-ready MLB who certainly is ready. Maybe more than one.
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