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what you see with the Dominican lineup is something that I have noticed a lot of college baseball coaches doing over the past few years...they use their prototypical "leadoff guy" (in this case Willy Taveras) in the 9 hole and put someone that is more of a two hole hitter in the 1 spot. In reality the leadoff guy only starts an inning what once or twice a game, so putting Soriano, a pretty good hitter, in the 1 spot in hopes of putting some runs on the board in the first inning isnt a bad move. Now Soriono batting leadoff for a national league club for an entire season is not a move I would make but with a DH in a sort series it isnt that bad of a move, especially with the low pitch counts allowed to pitchers in this tournament.
and I agree Texeria is better right now, but he is still young (only 25) and doesnt have the experience that Moises has. Texeria has only been in pro ball for what 4 years (I know he spent at least 3 at Georgia Tech before signing a pro contract) and there are some situations in the game of baseball where talent is one thing, but it doesnt help you out as much as experience does.
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