Food for Thought: Platoon at 3rd Base?

[katie]

Who is Platoon? Can he pitch too?

[ten ocho recon scout]

he's fun to watch. he plays hard and is enthusiastic. it's how most people imagine they'd play the game or how they'd want their kid to play. He's like Trout except much less talented.

I could see him putting together a couple of serviceable seasons as a poor man's Juan Uribe. Who is like a poor man's Adrian Beltre. In other words, Lucho is like Adrian Beltre, but homeless.

Lucho means 'hobo' in dominican.

[Mudville]

Well it fits, the Angels have been bums the last few seasons.

[Mark68]

I am not the least bit fearful of Romine hitting 9th and playing short for ~120 games. We don't need 9 all-stars. We do need guys who can catch and throw with some semblance of consistency. Romine fits that bill. Anything he gives us offensively is a bonus. Hell, maybe with him in the lineup, Scioscia can get Romine to do his dirty work (bunts, contact plays) and get it out of the way before the lineup turns over.