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Originally Posted by ohiodevil
They are saying that Brantley could miss the rest of the season, but they won't know for sure until they get the MRI results back. But I read that when Brantley is back, Naquin will still see a lot of playing time in CF with Almonte going down to Triple-A and Davis will probably split time in RF with Chisenhall. Ramirez will go to 3b and Uribe will come off the bench. But going into next year, I think Naquin will be given the first crack at winning the everyday CF spot.
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I think this is really driving the decision. If Brantley comes back, I think they would be OK standing pat with the offense. If he can't come back, then we are back to being stuck with Ramirez and Chiz batting fifth and sixth on a playoff team and they would likely so something to help the offense. It wouldn't necessarily have to be Lucroy, could be Bruce (not pushing this, just noting as a possibility) or whoever. But I would expect them to make an offensive move if the news turns south again, which seems more likely.