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2007 Rodriguez possesses one of the strangest batting setups of recent times; it`s entertaining, but more importantly, it works. In fact, Rodriguez is a better hitter than a lot of his better-compensated major league colleagues, and it would be nice to see him get more playing time so both he and the Cards could reap the benefits. Rodriguez has been used almost exclusively against right-handers, but it`s not like he`s proven himself a failure against his own kind, going .300/.451/.450 in the 50 chances he`s been given at the big league level. No one has ever believed in Rodriguez--the Yankees washed their hands of him, and maybe the Cards don`t quite buy him either. Better they wake up and give him a chance to get 400 at-bats as the strong side of a platoon than they keep punishing themselves with the likes of Encarnacion.
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