PLAYING TIME: Whither Bobby Abreu?
Mar 20 2012
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Abreu / LAA PT questions hang on Morales' spring debut
Bobby Abreu (OF/DH, LAA) is one of several 2011 LAA regulars without a position heading into Opening Day, thanks in large part to the offseason acquisition of Albert Pujols. And now with Kendry Morales' (DH/1B, LAA) first DH game action scheduled for March 20 vs. KC, the starting lineup could soon become more crowded. Morales is well past the point of his aborted 2011 recovery, having run the bases and played in minor league games for the first time this past week without lingering aftereffects. If LAA's new optimism about his physical condition and plate timing is based in reality, Morales will immediately supplant Abreu as LAA's LH-hitting DH—and provides...
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