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Q10: PB asks, "Dellucci or Crisp?"

A: RM responds,"Thanks for the email.

This is an excellent question. My initial reaction was Coco Crisp (CC) because he is younger, steals bases and has 15 HR pop.

Dave Dellucci (DD) has been a part-time player for his entire career minus his 2nd season in Texas last year.

However, I checked DD's number since he was given a full-time job following the trade of Bobby Abreu, and I was impressed.

He has picked-up where he left off last season - 13-30 with 3 HRs and 7 BBs. Those walks have me slowly converting to the opinion that DD's 2005 plate discipline represented a breakthrough in performance versus a flukey one. It was only the role as a pich-hitter that made him less selective prior to August 1, 2006.

I'd be hard-pressed to choose DD in a keeper league, but I do believe you could select him this year and do better than you would with CC in the power departments.

If your need is speed, then Crisp is the clear choice.

I could also see a trade where CC is over-valued and DD is under-valued with the DD acquisitioner coming out the overwhelming winner when the extra value is added to the DD side to make-up for the perceived greater value of CC."

UPDATE: Since responding, Dave Dellucci has gone 2-6 with 2 HR and 2 BB.