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Birth Date	9-18-1983
Height	5' 11"
Weight	185 lbs

Age	29 years, 8 months, 6 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	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
2008	ATL	24	29	85	80	9	16	6	1	1	27	3	23	1	0	1	8	2	0	.200	.238	.338	.216	0.9	-0.4	0.0
2009	CHA	25	46	112	95	9	15	2	0	0	17	14	26	1	0	2	3	6	3	.158	.273	.179	.177	-6.0	-1.6	-0.8
2010	CHA	26	64	101	98	19	22	5	2	2	37	3	36	0	0	0	16	5	3	.224	.248	.378	.212	-2.7	0.2	-0.3
2011	CHA	27	97	216	186	38	48	5	1	13	94	17	62	7	2	4	29	10	6	.258	.340	.505	.298	12.8	2.5	1.6
2012	BOS	28	10	16	16	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.093	-3.1	-0.0	-0.3
2012	CHA	28	49	70	63	10	11	1	0	0	12	4	26	1	1	1	2	7	2	.175	.232	.190	.181	-2.6	-0.2	-0.3
2012	CLE	28	43	123	111	15	24	5	0	3	38	7	40	3	2	0	8	6	0	.216	.276	.342	.249	2.5	-3.7	-0.1
2013	CHN	29	9	24	24	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.019	-5.6	-0.2	-0.6
Career			347	747	673	100	139	24	4	19	228	48	227	13	5	8	68	36	14	.207	.271	.339	.226	-3.8	-3.5	-0.7

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
2005	WPT	A-	42	191	.288	.249	.324	.359	.000	.276	95	4.4	3.8	2	3.0	-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	HIC	A	74	333	.336	.254	.326	.377	.000	.348	102	21.4	7.3	3.5	12.5	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	LYN	A+	54	252	.288	.258	.335	.387	.000	.372	99	6.7	5.8	2.9	-0.6	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	MIS	AA	52	237	.271	.260	.332	.388	.000	.361	95	2.7	6.6	3.1	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	87	355	.232	.266	.333	.405	.000	.315	100	-6.1	5.6	2.7	-4.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2008	ATL	MLB	29	85	.216	.257	.323	.408	.000	.268	94	-4	2.4	1.1	-0.4	1.3	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0
2008	RIC	AAA	90	403	.223	.272	.338	.421	.000	.278	103	-7.4	4.9	2.5	1.3	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2009	CHA	MLB	46	112	.177	.263	.324	.408	.000	.217	98	-10	3.2	0.2	-1.6	1.4	-6.0	-0.8	-6.0	-0.8
2009	CHR	AAA	67	283	.250	.269	.335	.409	.000	.312	100	-3.1	7.9	2.9	0.4	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	CHA	MLB	64	101	.212	.256	.320	.394	.000	.333	103	-4.9	2.9	-0.2	0.2	0.1	-2.7	-0.3	-2.7	-0.3
2010	CHR	AAA	48	206	.255	.267	.329	.421	.000	.341	100	-1.1	5.8	2.1	1.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2011	CHA	MLB	97	216	.298	.257	.316	.399	.000	.310	103	8.1	3.9	-1.9	2.5	1.8	12.8	1.6	12.8	1.6
2012	BOS	MLB	10	16	.093	.239	.294	.382	.000	.182	93	-2.6	0.3	-0.1	-0.0	-0.7	-3.1	-0.3	-3.1	-0.3
2012	CHA	MLB	49	70	.181	.269	.326	.419	.000	.289	100	-5.5	1.3	-0.2	-0.2	1.4	-2.6	-0.3	-2.6	-0.3
2012	CLE	MLB	43	123	.249	.252	.313	.404	.000	.300	99	-1.3	2.2	0.8	-3.7	0.9	2.5	-0.1	2.5	-0.1
2013	CHN	MLB	9	24	.019	.251	.309	.404	.258	.067	100	-5.7	0.7	0	-0.2	0.0	-5.6	-0.6	-5.6	-0.6
2013	IOW	AAA	25	88	.264	.266	.336	.416	.262	.333	99	0.4	2.6	-0.7	0.3	-1.1	2.3	0.3	2.3	0.3
Career		MLB		747	.227	.257	.318	.403	.260	.278	100	-25.5	19.7	-0.3	-3.3	6.2	-3.2	-0.6	-3.2	-0.6

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
2005	WPT	A-	191	19	41	12	4	4	18	14	35	10	3	.243	.302	.432	.189	.288	0.0	3.0	0.0
2006	HIC	A	333	59	82	18	5	11	43	51	61	29	8	.299	.414	.522	.223	.336	0.0	12.5	0.0
2006	LYN	A+	252	47	63	10	3	2	28	36	43	24	5	.313	.416	.423	.109	.288	0.0	-0.6	0.0
2007	MIS	AA	237	31	56	8	3	3	17	20	60	14	7	.275	.347	.387	.113	.271	0.0	0.7	0.0
2007	RIC	AAA	355	47	92	14	2	10	41	20	59	28	5	.287	.327	.436	.150	.232	0.0	-4.3	0.0
2008	RIC	AAA	403	46	78	18	7	4	39	33	90	23	7	.220	.293	.344	.124	.223	0.0	1.3	0.0
2008	ATL	MLB	85	9	16	6	1	1	8	3	23	2	0	.200	.238	.338	.138	.216	0.9	-0.4	0.0
2009	CHR	AAA	283	34	62	9	4	3	24	29	57	17	1	.252	.337	.358	.106	.250	0.0	0.4	0.0
2009	CHA	MLB	112	9	15	2	0	0	3	14	26	6	3	.158	.273	.179	.021	.177	-6.0	-1.6	-0.8
2010	CHR	AAA	206	26	50	8	0	4	16	17	46	19	3	.270	.335	.378	.108	.255	0.0	1.5	0.0
2010	CHA	MLB	101	19	22	5	2	2	16	3	36	5	3	.224	.248	.378	.153	.212	-2.7	0.2	-0.3
2011	CHA	MLB	216	38	48	5	1	13	29	17	62	10	6	.258	.340	.505	.247	.298	12.8	2.5	1.6
2012	CHA	MLB	70	10	11	1	0	0	2	4	26	7	2	.175	.232	.190	.016	.181	-2.6	-0.2	-0.3
2012	BOS	MLB	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.000	.093	-3.1	-0.0	-0.3
2012	CLE	MLB	123	15	24	5	0	3	8	7	40	6	0	.216	.276	.342	.126	.249	2.5	-3.7	-0.1
2013	IOW	AAA	88	11	22	3	0	2	4	5	19	1	1	.272	.322	.383	.111	.264	2.3	0.3	0.3
2013	CHN	MLB	24	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.000	.019	-5.6	-0.2	-0.6

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2013-03-01	2013-03-13	Camp	12	0	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
2011-09-09	2011-09-29	15-DL	20	20	Right	Hand	Fracture	HBP Fifth Metacarpal	-	-
2008-03-07	2008-03-09	Camp	2	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2007-11-06	2007-11-06	Off	0	0	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2013	CHN	$750,000
2012	CHA	$500,000
2011	CHA	$430,000
2009	CHA	$402,500

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$1,332,500
2011	Current	$750,000
4 yr	Pvs + Cur	$2,082,500
4 yr	Total	$2,082,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
3 y 115 d	CAA (Joe Urbon)	1 year/$0.75M (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/10/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.75M in majors. Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 3/31/13. DFA by Chicago Cubs 4/16/13.
1 year/$0.5M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/4/12. Acquired by Boston in trade from Chicago White Sox 6/24/12 (Kevin Youkilis trade). Acquired by Cleveland in trade 7/24/12 after being DFA by Boston 7/16/12. Sent outright to Triple-A by Cleveland 11/20/12. Elected free agency 11/26/12.
1 year/$0.43M (2011). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed 3/3/10.
1 year/$0.4025M (2009). Re-signed 2/24/09.
1 year (2008). Contract purchased 4/26/08. Acquired in trade from Atlanta 12/4/08.
Acquired in trade from Pittsburgh 1/07.
Drafted 2005 (4-121) (University of Washington). $0.2625M signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD	PLATOON	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv
10	vs L (Multi)	.224	.276	.418	.266
11	vs R (Multi)	.205	.278	.284	.214
18	Split (Multi)	-.018	.001	-.134	-.052
19	LgAvg (Multi)	-.014	-.024	-.036	-.020
30	vs L (2012)	.184	.234	.322	.235
31	vs R (2012)	.204	.263	.233	.198
38	Split (2012)	.020	.029	-.089	-.037
39	LgAvg (2012)	-.013	-.022	-.038	-.020

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Title	Author	Date
BP Unfiltered: Jeff Keppinger Finally Works a Walk, and a Disar Awards Update	Ben Lindbergh	2013-05-17
Transaction Analysis: Barton Parcel	R.J. Anderson	2013-05-14
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 20, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-20
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 17, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-17
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Joe Hamrahi	2013-04-01
Daily Roundup: Around the League: April 1, 2013	Clint Chisam	2013-04-01
Sobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent Signees	Adam Sobsey	2013-02-27
Pebble Hunting: Fixing the Holes, National League	Sam Miller	2013-02-22
Sobsequy: Why Some Fringy Minor Leaguers Make It	Adam Sobsey	2013-02-06
Minor League Update: Games of November 27	Jason Martinez	2012-11-28
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 18	Larry Granillo	2012-08-19
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 13	Larry Granillo	2012-08-14
Transaction Analysis: Yuni to Get Out of Here Now	R.J. Anderson	2012-08-09
Sobsequy: What We Learned About the Deadline	Adam Sobsey	2012-08-01
Overthinking It: Did Boston Trade Youkilis Too Soon?	Ben Lindbergh	2012-07-19
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Jeff Euston	2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL Central	Kevin Goldstein	2012-07-02
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Jonah Birenbaum	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Matthew Rocco	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Hudson Belinsky	2012-06-25
The Week In Quotes: June 18-24	Andrew Koo	2012-06-25
Transaction Analysis: Youkilis Changes Sox	R.J. Anderson	2012-06-24
Resident Fantasy Genius: Building From the Bench	Derek Carty	2012-05-21
Resident Fantasy Genius: Fantasy Tier Rankings: AL Outfielders	Derek Carty	2012-03-22
Inside The Park: American League Horror Story	Bradford Doolittle	2012-03-09
Resident Fantasy Genius: CBS Experts League Draft Results	Derek Carty	2012-02-29
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Steven Goldman	2012-02-28
Prospectus Preview: AL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part One	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-28
Transaction Analysis: Fukudome Lands on the South Side	R.J. Anderson	2012-02-16
Fantasy Beat: Platoon Problems Cost Playing Time	Jason Collette	2011-12-23
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Jay Jaffe	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	ESPN Insider	2011-09-26
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Chicago White Sox	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-26
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage	Corey Dawkins	2011-09-09
Collateral Damage: Dodger Damage	Ben Lindbergh	2011-09-09
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 31	Larry Granillo	2011-09-01
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 26	Larry Granillo	2011-08-27
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/24/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-24
Value Picks: Outfield for 8/17/11	Rob McQuown	2011-08-17
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 14	Larry Granillo	2011-08-15
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 7	Larry Granillo	2011-08-08
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for August 6	Larry Granillo	2011-08-07
Overthinking It: Resetting the Races, American League	Ben Lindbergh	2011-07-14
Overthinking It: The Underachievers	Ben Lindbergh	2011-06-30
Prospectus Hit List: AL: The Colon Train Chugs Along	Tommy Bennett	2011-06-06
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 3	Larry Granillo	2011-06-04
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 1	Larry Granillo	2011-06-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 28	Larry Granillo	2011-05-29
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 21	Larry Granillo	2011-05-22
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for May 1	Larry Granillo	2011-05-02
Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for April 29	Larry Granillo	2011-04-30
Divide and Conquer, AL East: An Unfamiliar Place for the Fenway Faithful	Ben Kabak	2011-04-28
Fantasy Beat: Value Picks in the Bullpen	Mike Petriello	2011-04-28
Transaction Analysis: AL Moves	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-23
BP Unfiltered: Day Three in AZ, Cubs vs. Sox	Christina Kahrl	2011-03-11
BP Unfiltered: Viciedo Breaks His Thumb	R.J. Anderson	2011-03-10
Transaction Analysis: Weekly Roundup, January 28-February 3	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-04
Painting the Black: Players Out of Options	R.J. Anderson	2011-02-01
On the Beat: Manny Being Manny with a SAP Button	John Perrotto	2010-09-01
On the Beat: Wednesday Update: The A's Uphill Climb	John Perrotto	2010-07-07
Transaction Action: Waterloo's 195th Anniversary Edition	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-18
Transaction Action: A Knack for Getting Knackered	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-01
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, AL	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-31
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
Transaction Action: Fill'er Up!	Christina Kahrl	2009-11-23
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Action: Balance of the AL's Major Deadline Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-03
Future Shock Blog: July 27	Kevin Goldstein	2009-07-27
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
You Could Look It Up: Roster Crunches	Steven Goldman	2009-05-14
On the Beat: Mid-week Update	John Perrotto	2009-05-13
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Update	Christina Kahrl	2009-05-11
Prospectus Today: The Bottom Ten	Joe Sheehan	2009-04-02
Transaction Analysis: The All-A Edition	Christina Kahrl	2009-03-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Outside Help, AL Central	Jay Jaffe	2009-03-20
Team Health Reports: Chicago White Sox	Brad Wochomurka	2009-03-17
Future Shock: White Sox Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2009-02-02
Transaction of the Day: A Peach of a Deal	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-03
Future Shock: NL Two Steps Back	Kevin Goldstein	2008-09-20
Transaction Analysis: Jiggering	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-25
Fantasy Focus: Speed Never Slumps	Jeff Erickson	2008-07-19
On the Beat: The Two-Week Watch	John Perrotto	2008-07-17
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Future Shock: Top 100 Update, The Back 50	Kevin Goldstein	2008-06-19
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Shortstop Prospects	Nate Silver	2008-05-22
Fantasy Focus: Preemptive Free Agent Bidding	Peter Schoenke	2008-05-09
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Future Shock: Ten Pack for Haters	Kevin Goldstein	2008-04-16
Every Given Sunday: A Different Feather	John Perrotto	2008-03-09
Transaction Analysis: NL East NRI Review	Christina Kahrl	2008-02-29
Spring Training Preview: NL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-08
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Future Shock: Monday Ten Pack	Kevin Goldstein	2007-08-06
The Mill: Thursday Update	Baseball Prospectus	2007-07-26
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Brave World: Back on Top	John Perrotto	2007-05-16
Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2007-05-09
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Future Shock: State of the Systems, NL East	Kevin Goldstein	2007-03-22
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Future Shock: Top 100 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-21
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Future Shock: Organizational Rankings	Kevin Goldstein	2007-02-14
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-06
Transaction Analysis: NL East Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-01-31
Prospectus Matchups: PECOTA's Rookies	Jim Baker	2007-01-19

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-03-17 14:00:00	Re: Dunn ----> White Sox. Speaking of which, any idea why Tyler Flowers is getting so few spring ABs? I think he has all of 9 or 10. Are the Sox just trying to figure out what they have in Brent Lillibridge and there aren't enough to go around, or what? (ChuckR from Addison, IL)	Dunn would be a lovely addition on the South Side, absolutely. The problem is whether the Sox have enough to make it worthwhile; trading Becks ought to be a non-starter, and they'll need to keep Flowers for the inevitable post-AJP future. I think what's happened with Flowers is that he just really has no chance of making the club, and because they're serious about his future behind the plate, they don't want him DHing at the outset and being a third catcher of sorts when he could be solidifying last year's gains behind the plate in the early months as an everyday Knight down in Charlotte. The Lillibridge menace doesn't seem too likely; with Vizquel, Nix, Jones, Kotsay, and Castro all likely to make the team, he's up against the 12th pitcher candidates, and that's probably not a fight he can win. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-05-04 14:00:00	What do you think of the Scotty Pods experiment for the White Sox? Is there anything left in he tank speed wise? (Ozzie from Chicago)	He's a marginal fifth outfielder. The White Sox started Brent Lillibridge in CF and Alexei Ramirez at SS last night. Just flipping them would be a nice start. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-07-30 12:30:00	What are the odd that the Braves acquire Jason Bay from Pittsburgh? Do you know any of the names being tossed around that would go back to the Buccos in a deal like this? (Jorge from Atlanta)	The Braves have been offering Brent Lillibridge and Brandon Jones but the Pirates want a third high-end propsect. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-07 14:00:00	If the Bedard trade ever goes through, will Adam Jones play SS or OF for the Orioles? If OF, would the Orioles deal for a real prospect SS who's currently blocked, like the Braves' Lillibridge? (Chief Nocahoma from Etowah, GA)	Given that the Orioles have neither a center fielder nor a shortstop, I suspect they'll leave Jones in the outfield. Brent Lillibridge will be unblocked by July, I think. It's a good idea to go get him, but I fail to see a single Oriole (Bedard excepted, of course) the Braves would trade for. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-01-29 16:00:00	From an Orioles point of view, what's not to like about the rumored trade with Seattle? Baltimore will not compete in 2008 nor 2009 and the team probably can't sign Erik Bedard to an extension anyway. Kevin Goldstein is very high on Adam Jones and Chris Tillman. Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio could become very helpful major leaguers. I do not get the George Sherrill-part of the trade, but maybe the O's are going to trade him right away (to the Braves for Brent Lillibridge?). All in all, it looks like a very good deal for the Orioles. (bo9anderson from Amsterdam, the Netherlands)	Don't misunderstand me - it's a good deal for Baltimore, absolutely. I just don't know what you do with Sherrill. If you're going to rebuild, rebuild. The problem for Baltimore is that rebuilding requires a full commitment, and this team can't commit to anything in full so long as Peter Angelos is running the show. (Rany Jazayerli)
2008-01-22 19:00:00	The Adam LaRoche for Mike Gonzalez trade seems to have worked out best for the Pirates, until you take into account the 3rd man in the deal (Brent Lillibridge). Does that make the trade "Advantage Braves", and another bone-headed move by Dave Littlefield? (Frank from Las Vegas)	I've probably been overstating Lillibridge's case the past couple of years, but I think he should be a major league starter like yesterday. So, yes, I agree with you, although I'm not quite sure I would go so far as to classify this one as "boneheaded." (Jim Baker)
2008-01-17 14:00:00	C-K! Can I call you C-K? Enjoyed the latest TA, but the Kotsay move still confuses me. Do the Braves think they can contend in 2008 after downgrading from Andruw to Kotsay and Renteria to Yunel? Those both seem like pretty big gambles if you're banking on the playoffs to persuade Big Tex to stick around after his walk year. Especially when $$$ usually work just as well. Why not roll Brent Lillibridge out there in CF and see if it works? (Tim from Portland, OR)	I think the expectation here is that the Mets and Phillies both aren't going to be 100-win teams, so the Braves have a shot on the perceived strength of their rotation, and the virtues of plugging in Tex at first base for a full season. Some of that's reasonable, even if the Glavine they've signed isn't the Glavine they last had. The thing about Lillibridge is that I still think he's their best long-term option at short, and with Jordan Schafer their center fielder of the very near future, they wanted a vet with some upside potential. While I think Kotsay's not really a great bet, there is at least some potential that he might have another 2005 season in him. Of course you can call me CK; Sheehan's only been doing it for 12 years or so. (Christina Kahrl)

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