MLB 2005-2006 Offseason Thread

**The Miz** · 02-19-2006, 04:45 PM

Toronto Sun reports that John Gibbons wants Eric Hinske to learn RF in Spring Training, seems to me that both Gibbons and Ricciardi want Hinske to platoon with a corner OFer but aren't agreeing on which one. Gibbons seems to want him to split time with Rios and Ricciardi wants to give Hinske some of Catalanotto's PT. Cat is obviously better offensively and defensively than Rios but Rios is young and at this point in his career they want him to see righties and lefties or he could turn out to be a career platoon player.

Craig Wilson for Guillermo Quiroz and Shaun Marcum (or another reliever) is the ideal situation IMO

02-19-2006, 04:45 PM	#11
The Miz Clutch Poster Posts: 11,997	Toronto Sun reports that John Gibbons wants Eric Hinske to learn RF in Spring Training, seems to me that both Gibbons and Ricciardi want Hinske to platoon with a corner OFer but aren't agreeing on which one. Gibbons seems to want him to split time with Rios and Ricciardi wants to give Hinske some of Catalanotto's PT. Cat is obviously better offensively and defensively than Rios but Rios is young and at this point in his career they want him to see righties and lefties or he could turn out to be a career platoon player. Craig Wilson for Guillermo Quiroz and Shaun Marcum (or another reliever) is the ideal situation IMO