Sentence examples for platoon players from inspiring English sources

They have simplified the defense and vowed to platoon players at some positions.

Then there are the more frequent, unsuccessful moments that have reduced Bay to one of the highest-paid platoon players in baseball.

Manager Jerry Manuel said he might use a few of his platoon players and shuffle the batting order Sunday when the Marlins' left-hander Scott Olsen faces the right-hander Pedro Martínez.

This domination may be all about money, the payroll that the Yankees wield to recruit the never-end of Sabathias and Teixeiras, the high end of stars, but the Yankees also know how to incorporate their backup players, their platoon players, their bench players.

Another platoon player, catcher Mike Napoli, is a.407 hitter against the Yankees (22 for 54).

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But the Mets have not invested four years and $25 million in Castillo for him to be a platoon player.

That being said, like Victorino, Gomes is another intangibles type, but a platoon player at best, that despite the bears.

Of Keppinger, who along with Chavez chose not to become a potential third-base platoon player for the Yankees, Cashman said: "Jeff Keppinger can play in New York.

Rodriguez rushed to Jeter's defense, calling him the "ultimate team player" and adding, "For a platoon player to talk about Derek, I thought that was ironic".

Often a platoon player, he had a career batting average of.220, but he was an astute handler of Baltimore's outstanding pitching staffs.