When the deal to acquire Alfonzo was made, I would have preferred him to Kent. Age was the biggest factor, as well the precept that second-basemen tend to age poorly. Forgotten is the idea that Alfonzo was supposed to be good. Those words look ridiculous now. Edgardo Alfonzo AB: 453 HR: 14 AVG: .295 OBP: .368 SLG: .450 I'm not sure if I buy into the svelte Alfonzo = good Alfonzo tautology, but I'm willing this projection to life. He has to give us one old-Alfonzo year out of the...
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