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Birth Date	1-2-1981
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	32 years, 4 months, 20 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2005	CLE	24	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.052	-0.2	0.0	-0.0
2006	CLE	25	50	209	185	28	54	12	0	7	87	14	37	7	3	0	45	0	.292	.359	.470	.277	5.0	-1.8	0.3
2007	CLE	26	138	541	484	62	140	29	1	21	234	34	94	20	3	0	61	1	.289	.359	.483	.293	12.0	-8.3	0.4
2008	CLE	27	141	563	495	61	135	21	1	14	200	45	86	15	8	0	90	0	.273	.346	.404	.269	7.0	-5.0	0.2
2009	CLE	28	78	273	239	29	68	10	0	11	111	20	40	10	2	2	39	0	.285	.362	.464	.298	9.8	0.7	1.0
2009	SFN	28	40	127	115	10	27	3	1	2	38	9	10	3	0	0	12	0	.235	.307	.330	.216	-6.6	-0.9	-0.7
2010	TEX	29	15	38	33	0	3	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	2	3	0	.091	.167	.091	.091	-5.6	0.1	-0.6
Career			463	1752	1552	190	427	75	3	55	673	125	272	55	16	4	250	1	.275	.347	.434	.274	21.4	-15.3	0.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
2003	MHV	A-	45	183	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.285			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	KIN	A+	65	280	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.330			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	AKR	AA	43	194	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.370			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	BUF	AAA	5	23	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.412			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CLE	MLB	1	1	.052	.359	.432	.744	.000	.000	95	-0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0
2005	BUF	AAA	127	520	.279	.271	.335	.422	.000	.344	108	9.9	11.8	-1.3	-3.8	-2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CLE	MLB	50	209	.277	.271	.329	.434	.000	.326	102	3.9	5.8	-4	-1.8	-0.5	5.0	0.3	5.0	0.3
2006	BUF	AAA	103	437	.263	.258	.324	.398	.000	.266	104	1.4	10.8	-7.3	6.6	-1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	CLE	MLB	138	541	.293	.265	.326	.423	.000	.320	100	20	15.6	-10.1	-8.3	-8.5	12.0	0.4	12.0	0.4
2008	CLE	MLB	141	563	.269	.265	.326	.416	.000	.300	101	5.3	16.0	-10.3	-5.0	-4.3	7.0	0.2	7.0	0.2
2009	CLE	MLB	78	273	.298	.260	.324	.411	.000	.300	95	11	7.9	-4.6	0.7	-2.2	9.8	1.0	9.8	1.0
2009	SFN	MLB	40	127	.216	.263	.326	.415	.000	.243	98	-6	3.5	-2.2	-0.9	-1.3	-6.6	-0.7	-6.6	-0.7
2010	TEX	MLB	15	38	.091	.260	.313	.387	.000	.103	99	-6.5	1.1	-0.6	0.1	0.0	-5.6	-0.6	-5.6	-0.6
2010	OKL	AAA	93	387	.246	.277	.342	.433	.000	.256	102	-6.3	11.0	-7.7	0.4	-2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	MNT	AA	61	267	.280	.262	.328	.390	.000	.345	96	2	1.7	-1.7	-0.1	-3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Career		MLB		1752	.274	.265	.326	.419	.259	.300	99	27.5	47.8	-31.8	-15.6	-16.7	21.4	0.5	21.4	0.5

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2003	MHV	A-	183	23	45	8	1	4	16	12	19	1	1	.273	.333	.406	.133	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	KIN	A+	280	44	78	17	1	16	58	26	34	4	1	.328	.427	.609	.282	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	AKR	AA	194	29	57	15	0	6	38	14	28	1	0	.331	.401	.523	.192	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	BUF	AAA	23	2	7	1	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	.350	.409	.400	.050	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CLE	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.052	-0.2	0.0	-0.0
2005	BUF	AAA	520	75	137	25	3	19	77	44	92	1	3	.303	.386	.498	.195	.279	0.0	-3.8	0.0
2006	CLE	MLB	209	28	54	12	0	7	45	14	37	0	0	.292	.359	.470	.178	.277	5.0	-1.8	0.3
2006	BUF	AAA	437	43	90	18	0	15	59	45	67	4	5	.247	.360	.420	.173	.263	0.0	6.6	0.0
2007	CLE	MLB	541	62	140	29	1	21	61	34	94	0	1	.289	.359	.483	.194	.293	12.0	-8.3	0.4
2008	CLE	MLB	563	61	135	21	1	14	90	45	86	0	0	.273	.346	.404	.131	.269	7.0	-5.0	0.2
2009	CLE	MLB	273	29	68	10	0	11	39	20	40	0	0	.285	.362	.464	.180	.298	9.8	0.7	1.0
2009	SFN	MLB	127	10	27	3	1	2	12	9	10	0	0	.235	.307	.330	.096	.216	-6.6	-0.9	-0.7
2010	TEX	MLB	38	0	3	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.000	.091	-5.6	0.1	-0.6
2010	OKL	AAA	387	42	80	11	1	12	48	41	62	1	1	.235	.326	.379	.144	.246	0.0	0.4	0.0
2012	MNT	AA	267	33	68	9	0	8	40	28	50	0	0	.297	.386	.441	.144	.280	0.0	-0.1	0.0

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2009-06-21	2009-06-24	DTD	3	2	Left	Wrist	Sprain	Originially Hurt 3 Days Ago	-
2007-09-15	2007-09-15	DTD	0	0	Right	Fingers	Contusion	HBP Middle Finger	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	COL	$
2012	TBA	$
2010	TEX	$550,000
2009	CLE, SFN	$446,100
2008	CLE	$420,100
2007	CLE	$383,100

Years	Description	Salary
4 yr	Previous	$1,799,300
4 yr	Total	$1,799,300

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 135 d		1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/29/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent (minor-league contract).
2011. Korea.
1 year/$0.55M (2010). Signed as a free agent 2/1/10. Performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 325, 350, 375 plate appearances. $50,000 each for 425, 450, 475 PA. $0.1M each 500, 550, 600 PA. Claimed off waivers from Seattle 4/1/10. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/18/10.
1 year/$0.4461M (2009). Re-signed 3/9/09. Acquired in trade from Cleveland 7/27/09. Non-tendered 12/12/09.
1 year/$0.4201M (2008). Re-signed 3/1/08.
1 year/$0.3831M (2007). Re-signed 2/07 (split contract, $86,400 in minors).
1 year (2006). Re-signed 3/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased 9/05.
Drafted 2003 (3-78) (Stanford). $0.27M signing bonus.

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Title	Author	Date
Pebble Hunting: The End of First Basemen?	Sam Miller	2013-03-11
Sobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent Signees	Adam Sobsey	2013-02-27
Transaction Analysis: Sunk in the Hudson	R.J. Anderson	2012-05-18
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2011 Preseason Preview	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-15
Prospectus Preview: AL East 2011 Forecast	Steven Goldman	2011-02-14
Prospectus Perspective: Shorting Short?	Christina Kahrl	2010-12-17
Seidnotes: Loney Loves Ribeyes	Eric Seidman	2010-09-10
One-Hoppers: Deadline Steals?	Ben Lindbergh	2010-08-02
You Could Look It Up: The Futility of Selling	Steven Goldman	2010-07-30
Checking the Numbers: Deadline Confusion	Eric Seidman	2010-07-28
Transaction Action: The Upper Cust	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-18
Transaction Action: Changing their Stripes	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-17
On the Beat: Still A Believer	John Perrotto	2010-05-14
Transaction Action: What's Best in the West?	Christina Kahrl	2010-05-03
Transaction Action: Rounding Out the AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-26
Game Story: Rangers at Yankees	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-18
Future Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of April 14	Kevin Goldstein	2010-04-15
Transaction Action: AL Roster Cleanup	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-06
Transaction Action: Claim and Deal	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Shuffling The Roster: Wednesday	Craig Brown	2010-03-31
Transaction Action: Tough Cuts	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-26
Transaction Action: American League	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Fantasy Beat: Mailbag	Marc Normandin	2010-03-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Camp Battles: AL West	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-18
Team Health Reports: Seattle Mariners	Will Carroll	2010-02-17
Transaction Action: Unglovely Additions	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-12
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2010-02-10
Transaction Action: Thome, Taveras, and 10,000	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-02
Transaction Action: Getting Short-y	Christina Kahrl	2010-01-12
Prospectus Today: Metropolitan Inactivity	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-27
Transaction Analysis: NL Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-12-15
Prospectus Today: Getting Talent For Less Than It's Worth	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-14
On the Beat: Day Three of the Winter Meetings	John Perrotto	2009-12-10
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-11-15
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-22
Transaction Action: NL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-17
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Patchwork	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-21
Transaction Analysis: California Scheming	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-17
Prospectus Hit and Run: Going Down	Jay Jaffe	2009-08-04
Movin' On Up: Deadline Day Winners and Losers	Clay Davenport	2009-08-03
On the Beat: Rust Belt Teams Rusted Out?	John Perrotto	2009-08-02
Prospectus Hit List: Deadline Drama	Jay Jaffe	2009-07-31
Transaction Analysis: Major Moves Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-30
Prospectus Today: Review and Reset	Joe Sheehan	2009-07-30
On the Beat: Who's Still Shopping?	John Perrotto	2009-07-29
Statman's Notebook: Matched Pairs	Eric Seidman	2009-06-30
Prospectus Idol Entry: The Doldrums	Ken Funck	2009-06-28
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central Updates	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-12
Prospectus Roundtable: Fixing the Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2009-06-08
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Replacement-Level Killers 2009: Murther, Bloody Murther!	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-28
Future Shock: Beyond Number One	Kevin Goldstein	2009-04-15
Replacement-Level Killers: A Flash Back to Yesteryear	Ben Lindbergh	2009-04-15
Prospectus Hit and Run: Step to the left... or to the right?	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-13
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2009-03-05
Fantasy Beat: Catchers	Marc Normandin	2009-02-23
On the Beat: Open Camps	John Perrotto	2009-02-18
Got Problems?: The Ones Contenders Think Are Fixed That Aren't	Jay Jaffe	2009-02-06
Prospectus Today: Last Call for an Icon	Joe Sheehan	2009-02-05
Every Given Sunday: Comings and Goings	John Perrotto	2009-01-25
Fantasy Beat: Picking Your Opportunities	Marc Normandin	2009-01-22
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-15
Transaction Analysis: West by Central	Christina Kahrl	2008-09-14
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-08
Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Fallout from the Deadline Deals	Jeff Erickson	2008-08-02
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-15
Prospectus Today: Sabathia for LaPorta	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-08
Prospectus Hit List: Further Adventures in Interleague Mayhem	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-27
Prospectus Today: Shopping Season	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-26
Prospectus Today: Picking the Right Path	Joe Sheehan	2008-06-23
Prospectus Preview: Monday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-09
Transaction Analysis: Miracle Cures	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-19
Transaction Analysis: A Wee Quartet	Christina Kahrl	2008-05-08
Prospectus Hit List: Overwhelmingly Neutral, Like Switzerland	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-02
Team Health Reports: Cleveland Indians	Will Carroll	2008-02-10
Every Given Sunday: National League Questions	John Perrotto	2008-02-10
Every Given Sunday: The Tribe Bounces Back	John Perrotto	2008-01-27
Future Shock: Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2008-01-11
6-4-3: Value Over Jack Cust	Gary Huckabay	2007-12-17
Schrodinger's Bat: Inching Along	Dan Fox	2007-12-13
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Alphabet Soup	Dan Fox	2007-12-06
Future Shock: Indians Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-11-11
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Seven Report	John Perrotto	2007-10-22
Schrodinger's Bat: The Baserunning Edition	Dan Fox	2007-10-18
Future Shock: How the Indians Were Built	Kevin Goldstein	2007-10-16
Prospectus Today: Thanks, Tribe	Joe Sheehan	2007-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Game Two Report	John Perrotto	2007-10-14
Playoff Prospectus: Indians versus Red Sox	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-12
The Week In Quotes: October 1-7	Alex Carnevale	2007-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: Game One Report, Yankees versus Indians	John Perrotto	2007-10-05
Playoff Prospectus: Yankees versus Indians	Jay Jaffe	2007-10-04
Prospectus Today: Six Deliveries	Joe Sheehan	2007-08-29
Every Given Sunday: Settling into the Stretch	John Perrotto	2007-08-19
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-08-08
Prospectus Hit List: Getting Down to Fighting Weight	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-20
Prospectus Hit List: Hurting Hurlers	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-22
Prospectus Hit List: Down From Olympos	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-01
Transaction Analysis: AL-brand Catsup	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-29
Transaction Analysis: April 21-28, 2007	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-30
Prospectus Hit List: Bunches of Bunching	Jay Jaffe	2007-04-27
Under The Knife: Norm!	Will Carroll	2007-04-24
Under The Knife: An Errant Green	Will Carroll	2007-04-10
Transaction of the Day: Roster Review of the Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-05
Prospectus Today: Wrapping Up the Countdown	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-01
Future Shock: 2007 Draft Notebook, 3/30/07	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-30
Player Profile: Victor Martinez	Marc Normandin	2007-03-21
Hope and Faith: How the Cleveland Indians Can Win the World Series	Dan Fox	2007-03-02
Future Shock: Monday Morning Ten Pack, 2/26/07	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-26
Dominican Winter League Report: 11/03/06	Carlos J. Lugo	2006-11-03
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 16, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-17
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 10	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-12
Transaction Analysis: September 1-4	Christina Kahrl	2006-09-06
Transaction Analysis: August 25-27	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-28
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 20	Jay Jaffe	2006-08-22
Fantasy Focus: RotoWire Barometer, 8/16/06	Gus Papadopoulos	2006-08-16
Transaction Analysis: August 7-9	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-10
Fantasy Focus: ROI 100 Update	Erik Siegrist	2006-07-28
Transaction Analysis: July 25-26, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-27
Prospectus Today: AL Second Half Preview	Joe Sheehan	2006-07-15
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Indians, Brewers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-07-14
Future Shock: Division Roundup, AL Central, 7/11/06	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-11
Transaction Analysis: July 3-5	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-06
Future Shock: Position Breakdown: First Basemen	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-06
Transaction Analysis: June 30-July 2	Christina Kahrl	2006-07-03
Future Shock: Midpoint American League Report	Kevin Goldstein	2006-06-22
Fantasy Focus: The RotoWire ROI 100	Erik Siegrist	2006-06-20
Future Shock: AL Central Roundup	Kevin Goldstein	2006-05-23
Prospectus Notebook: Reds, Indians, Marlins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-05-05
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Breaks Hearts	Nate Silver	2006-03-29
Transaction Analysis: March 17-26	Christina Kahrl	2006-03-27
Fantasy Focus: Future Fantasy Free Agent Battles: Hitters	Jeff Erickson	2006-03-06
Future Shock: State of the Systems: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2006-03-02
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes On Prospects, Part Two	Nate Silver	2006-02-15
Transaction Analysis: American League, December 15, 2005-February 13, 2006	Christina Kahrl	2006-02-14
Prospectus Matchups: The Best of the Newest	Jim Baker	2006-01-13
Prospectus Notebook: Red Sox, Indians	Baseball Prospectus	2005-12-30
Prospectus Notebook: Indians, Yankees, Devil Rays	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-05
Prelude to the Playoffs: Being at the Jake	Dave Haller	2005-10-01
Transaction Analysis: September 1-7	Christina Kahrl	2005-09-08
Transaction Analysis: April 5-14, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-16
Transaction Analysis: March 16-28, 2005	Christina Kahrl	2005-04-01

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-11-24 13:00:00	I like Willingham a lot. It seems like the Nats do too, so what do you think the Giants would have to part with to get him? (Gregjitsu from Still Southern Cal)	Well, he won't be a free agent until 2012, so it will take more than it took to get Ryan Garko (which was Single A pitcher Scott Barnes, who was considered one of the team's better pitching prospects) but nothing along the lines of Bumgarner. Maybe someone like Henry Sosa. (Eric Seidman)
2009-10-13 14:00:00	Best chat session ever, thanks Christina! If you are the Giants what are you looking to do this off-season? Also, presuming Molina's gone, where do you slot in Buster Posey into the offense? (Parker from San Fran)	Fiddle, there's nary a mention of Ataturk or the invention of the stirrup's role at the Battle of Hastings, let alone any talk about the redemptive value of heavy metal. Now that'd be something, but I'll settle for baseball. ;) They really should be in the market for a bat, because Ryan Garko's just a placeholder at first base--assuming they tender him. Perhaps they get in on Adrian Beltre or Chone Figgins, and move Sandoval to first; Figgins might be game for a move back to second, though, which would beat placing faith in Eugenio Velez. Posey and no more screwing around with not just leaving Fred Lewis be gives them enough runs and an improved defense. Spending high on the first basemen on the market isn't very attractive (Adam LaRoche) or comes with risk (Nick Johnson), so I guess I'd rather find ways to get Sandoval off of third base. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-20 13:00:00	Matt LaPorta is raking at AAA: what do you estimate his ETA to be and who will he be taking PT from? (KO from Pittsfield, MA)	Ben Francisco isn't an everyday player, more a fourth outfielder, so you could start there. An offense/defense platoon makes some sense with those two. LaPorta can also get time at 1B for Ryan Garko and ... well, Travis Hafner isn't quite ready to cede DH, it appears. I'd get LaPorta up pretty soon. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-03-10 14:30:00	Hey Joe- I'll be at work this afternoon so, regretfully, I'll miss the live chat this afternoon. If you can sqeeze in my question I'd appreciate it. What can we expect from from Matt Laporta this season? Will the Indians use him at 1st or LF or DH? Perhaps will they will "longoria-nize" him and bring him up mid-April or May. This would allow them to use him where he is most needed. Sometimes if you stand by the barn door the horse (or the decision...) comes to you. Thanks for taking my question... (mhixpgh from Pittsburgh)	You don't worry about service time with LaPorta, because as a bat-only player who's already 24, you're not concerned about locking up his age-30 season. Just play him once he's ready, and given that the team has a contract that hasn't hit in years at DH, and the open question of Ryan Garko at first base, there should be time for him. If Choo has to miss any time, that seals the deal for carrying LaPorta on Opening Day. I think he'll hit .270/.345/.490 in the majors this year if he plays. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-03 13:30:00	Christina! Thanks, as always, for the chat. How much value should teams place on the defense of their backup catcher? Would it create valuable roster flexibility for a team to have a guy like Ryan Garko or Jayson Werth or Josh Willingham catch one day a week? Or is that just re-arranging the deck chairs? I’m also wondering if this would preserve some of the positional value of prospects who just don’t look like they can catch every day, such as Jeff Clement or Hank Conger. (Rob from Alaska)	You're talking to somebody who fell in love with everything about catchers back when you had backups like Johnny Wockenfuss and Bill Schroeder, guys who really weren't much behind the plate, but gave you something in the lineup, and who hit well enough to have value DHing or playing some first base. (Naturally, that makes me a Chris Coste fan. Jim Leyritz too, for that matter.) While a guy as big and as fragile as Werth would give me pause, I think it makes plenty of sense in Garko's case. I wonder about Willingham, but in part that's because I sort of fancy the notion that he could grow up to be the next Brian Downing. (Christina Kahrl)

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