Re: Giles or Sheffield in RF..........

[Sheikyerboudi]

..........got them both and I know the fielding charts say that Giles (3/+1/e4) is better than Sheff (4/-2/e4), but does the -2 arm in RF outweight the hit differential between a 3 and a 4? Looking for informed opinions.

Thanks - FZL

[geekor]

If you cant keep them both it really depends on what you need for your lineup. If you need more obp, keep Giles, more power keep shef.

[JdEarly]

Personally, I would be more comfortable with Giles' modest range advantage. Who are your other outfielders? If you have solid arms in center and left, just to keep the other teams honest, I would say to keep Giles, hands down. If you have weaker arms in those other two slots, I would keep Sheffield. I think his bat, over the course of a full season, would make up for the two run doubles that plop in there over his head.

[Sheikyerboudi]

I'm keeping them both - just trying to figure out who DH's and who plays RF. Been playing Sheff in RF - but I'm leaning towards trying Giles in RF. CF is Jones, LF is Dunn.

[JdEarly]

Not many people are going to try to run on you with Andruw Jones out there, not with that -4 arm in center, so I would stick with Giles's range advantage. Now... if you're starting J.Jones out there, that's an entirely different ballgame!

[tkl33]

Without question, Sheff....take the arm! :wink: