>I'm not QUITE ready to give up Pennington (I still
>think last season shows he can put something together) but the
>time my be soon at hand.

The point is going to come when the team is out looking for another ss... I'd just rather get it over with now. His defense is just not good enough for a 250 lifetime hitter. Even some of the "highlight" plays he makes look better than they really are because he's so late to the ball. Last year my daughter (who admittingly has an agenda against dude) pointed out his footwork when moving laterally... not only is his first move to the ball slow but he takes a small step with the push foot instead of just planting and crossing over. This is the sign of a player that isn't trying to get around the ball as much as he should be... probably a result of being able to get by on his arm all these years. Funny because when he runs he takes choppy steps too... the guy just isn't a very good athlete when you get down to it... at least not for a shortstop.

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