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Found January 23, 2012 on We Should Be GM's:
PLAYERS: Juan Pierre,  Johnny Damon,  Jeff Keppinger,  Wilson Betemit,  Carlos Guillen,  Ryan Theriot,  Edgar Renteria
TEAMS: Chicago White Sox,  Tampa Bay Rays,  San Francisco Giants,  Detroit Tigers,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Cincinnati Reds,  Philadelphia Phillies

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Yesterday I proposed offering Juan Pierre or Johnny Damon a contract to be a bench player on the Phillies. Neither option is likely because they're looking for starting gigs, and the Phils don't have that to offer. Also, someone in the comments section mentioned that a right-handed bat would be preferable to a lefty, so I looked over the list of remaining free agents and came up with some players that fit that criteria, as well as being versatile.Possible Bench Targets:2011 stats - AVG/OPS* = switch hitterJeff Keppinger/UTL (31) - .277/.677*Wilson Betemit/UTL (30) - .285/.795*Carlos Guillen/2B/1B/LF (36) - .232/.633*Aaron Miles/UTL (35) - .275/.660Ryan Theriot/2B/SS (32) - .271/.662 Edgar Renteria/SS (35) - .251/.654 Notes- Betemit would be ideal, and could take over for Valdez if a roster squeeze came into play upon Howard's return. He'd also likely be the most expensive. At this point in the offseason, Guillen, Miles, Theriot, and Renteria might be able to be had o...
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