It is completely beyond me why the Cubs are willing to bring in a player who will sacrifice good defense for good offense, when they have that type of player in house already.
Micah Hoffpauir, in my opinion, is exactly what the Cubs are looking for, and he's already on the payroll. He plays just average defense, and would certainly be a downgrade from Kosuke in right, but that's the case with most of the power lefties that the Cubs are looking at on the free agent market.
In the last two years in Triple A Iowa, Micah Hoffpauir has exceeded all expectations. Batting for power and average.
He tied a Pacific Coast league record when he hit four home runs in one game this last year.
When September rolled around, there was no question he would be added to the 40 man roster. On September 25, Hoffpauir went five for five with two home runs against the New York Mets.
In limited time with the Cubs, Hoffpauir batted .342.
Granted, Hoffpauir will most certainly be a downgrade defensively in right, but wouldn't Dunn and Ibanez be too?
With Hoffpauir, we could eliminate the possibility of trading young talent away, or adding another big contract on to the already tight budget.
Then the Cubs can focus on the important things, like getting rid of Jason Marquis and adding, I don't know... Jake Peavy?
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