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Posted: **Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:31 pm**

What do you think of Pat Burrell in LF for the upcoming season? Since he is a 5, I'm unsure whether or not I should keep him.

Posted: **Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:51 pm**

You should never start a 5 fielder except at DH. If you DH him it doesn't matter how bad his glove is.

Posted: **Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:59 pm**

I am in the AL so its not a problem to put him at DH. The thing is that I want to draft B.J. Upton in the draft, and I wanted to play him a DH because he is a CF-3. Should I put Burrell at DH and stay with a CF-3?

Posted: **Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:34 pm**

Be sure to have defensive depth so that HAL doesn't stick him in the outfield during the course of a game due to someone being injured.

Posted: **Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:04 pm**

I'd start david ortiz all day long and twice on sundays, and he's a 5. Burrell is worth keeping depending on the market, how scarce are your lf alternatives, what kind of park are you in. His bat is good enough to keep, also dependent on price.