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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
12	2338	.276	.333	.380	91	6.6

Birth Date	2-20-1985
Height	6' 4"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	39 years, 2 months, 6 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2006	CHA	21	18	35	8	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	.229	.229	.229	60	-1.7	0.3	-0.6	-0.1
2007	CHA	22	15	49	9	3	0	1	4	5	0	0	1	.200	.265	.333	73	-1.5	0.0	1.7	0.1
2008	OAK	23	115	433	110	18	2	5	38	67	3	9	1	.286	.350	.383	98	-0.2	2.6	5.4	1.8
2009	OAK	24	134	534	142	31	3	6	40	67	3	6	5	.293	.348	.407	98	0.1	4.0	14.4	3.2
2010	OAK	25	82	331	89	20	2	1	24	41	0	1	1	.294	.342	.383	90	-3.4	0.5	-1.0	0.2
2011	OAK	26	108	299	70	11	3	1	33	48	0	1	1	.265	.346	.341	90	-3.1	-3.2	0.9	0.2
2012	BOS	27	63	219	53	19	2	0	12	43	1	0	0	.260	.303	.373	71	-7.1	0.5	2.3	0.0
2013	CHN	28	70	212	51	13	2	6	17	31	0	1	0	.266	.324	.448	101	0.5	-2.0	6.5	1.2
2014	CHN	29	77	226	52	9	0	3	15	33	1	0	0	.251	.304	.338	83	-4.1	-0.7	-0.1	0.0
Career			682	2338	584	124	14	23	183	342	8	18	9	.276	.333	.380	91	-20.4	1.9	29.4	6.6

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2003	BRI	Rk	APL	19	76	.000	.000	.000	.339			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	GRF	Rk	PIO	10	36	.000	.000	.000	.387			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WNS	A+	CRL	134	567	.000	.000	.000	.312			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	BIR	AA	SOU	113	483	.266	.335	.395	.332	97	-1.2	10.3	-4	106	0	7.6	0.3	7.5	2.2
2006	CHA	MLB	AL	18	35	.285	.341	.439	.286	107	-4	1.1	-0.1	60	9	-0.6	0.3	-1.7	-0.1
2006	CHR	AAA	INT	118	492	.261	.328	.395	.328	100	11.1	12.9	-1.5	123	0	2.8	2.2	11.1	2.7
2007	CHA	MLB	AL	15	49	.268	.334	.413	.205	99	-3.5	1.5	-0.2	73	14	1.7	0.0	-1.5	0.1
2007	CHR	AAA	INT	105	450	.261	.328	.395	.305	97	-0.1	13.0	-1.8	106	0	26.3	-0.9	3.7	3.9
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	115	433	.264	.330	.420	.330	98	4.7	12.5	-2.3	98	8	5.4	2.6	-0.2	1.8
2008	SAC	AAA	PCL	8	37	.287	.359	.461	.448	107	3.4	1.1	0.1	148	0	-1.5	-0.5	1.7	0.1
2008	ATH	Rk	AZL	1	5	.326	.412	.465	.000	100	-0.2	0.2	-0.1	55	0	0.0	0.0	-0.8	-0.1
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	134	534	.261	.328	.415	.327	102	3.5	15.4	-2.6	98	8	14.4	4.0	0.1	3.2
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	82	331	.259	.326	.409	.333	98	-1.2	9.1	-3.3	90	10	-1.0	0.5	-3.4	0.2
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	108	299	.255	.316	.401	.319	97	-1.1	8.1	-1.1	90	15	0.9	-3.2	-3.1	0.2
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	63	219	.264	.322	.429	.327	107	-5.6	6.0	-1.4	71	10	2.3	0.5	-7.1	0.0
2012	PME	AA	EAS	2	7	.277	.332	.402	.143	102	-1.1	0.2	-0.1	53	0	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	70	212	.250	.315	.381	.288	104	4.4	5.6	0.2	101	9	6.5	-2.0	0.5	1.2
2013	KNC	A	MID	1	4	.213	.275	.321	.250	119	-0.6	0.1	0	90	0	0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
2013	IOW	AAA	PCL	23	91	.268	.337	.410	.355	92	7.6	2.6	-0.9	148	0	-3.6	-0.6	4.0	0.2
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	4	17	.287	.359	.418	.308	92	0.6	0.5	-0.2	135	0	-0.2	-0.6	-0.1	-0.1
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	77	226	.246	.309	.375	.285	101	-2.9	5.8	-0.8	83	12	-0.1	-0.7	-4.1	0.0
2014	KNC	A	MID	2	6	.217	.304	.311	.000	90	-1.1	0.2	0	73	0	-0.3	-0.2	-0.3	-0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2003	BRI	Rk	APL	76	67	11	21	3	0	2	30	5	7	10	3	0	.313	.382	.448	.134	1	1
2003	GRF	Rk	PIO	36	34	0	12	2	0	0	14	4	2	3	0	2	.353	.389	.412	.059	0	0
2004	WNS	A+	CRL	567	515	71	146	22	3	7	195	66	40	65	8	6	.283	.342	.379	.095	3	3
2005	BIR	AA	SOU	483	429	64	128	22	3	1	159	47	35	53	6	6	.298	.356	.371	.072	7	7
2006	CHR	AAA	INT	492	449	64	133	25	3	13	203	70	35	73	7	7	.296	.349	.452	.156	3	3
2006	CHA	MLB	AL	35	35	1	8	0	0	0	8	5	0	7	0	0	.229	.229	.229	.000	0	0
2007	CHA	MLB	AL	49	45	5	9	3	0	1	15	5	4	5	0	1	.200	.265	.333	.133	0	0
2007	CHR	AAA	INT	450	397	50	107	17	2	10	158	47	48	71	8	5	.270	.348	.398	.128	2	2
2008	SAC	AAA	PCL	37	34	5	14	4	0	1	21	5	3	4	0	0	.412	.459	.618	.206	0	0
2008	OAK	MLB	AL	433	384	53	110	18	2	5	147	45	38	67	9	1	.286	.350	.383	.096	6	2
2008	ATH	Rk	AZL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.000	0	0
2009	OAK	MLB	AL	534	484	68	142	31	3	6	197	53	40	67	6	5	.293	.348	.407	.114	5	2
2010	OAK	MLB	AL	331	303	41	89	20	2	1	116	36	24	41	1	1	.294	.342	.383	.089	3	1
2011	OAK	MLB	AL	299	264	34	70	11	3	1	90	25	33	48	1	1	.265	.346	.341	.076	1	1
2012	PME	AA	EAS	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.000	0	0
2012	BOS	MLB	AL	219	204	22	53	19	2	0	76	16	12	43	0	0	.260	.303	.373	.113	1	1
2013	IOW	AAA	PCL	91	83	12	28	2	2	6	52	16	8	15	1	0	.337	.396	.627	.289	0	0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	212	192	19	51	13	2	6	86	19	17	31	1	0	.266	.324	.448	.182	1	2
2013	KNC	A	MID	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.000	0	0
2013	CUB	Rk	AZL	17	14	4	4	2	0	0	6	2	3	1	0	0	.286	.412	.429	.143	0	0
2014	CHN	MLB	NL	226	207	22	52	9	0	3	70	20	15	33	0	0	.251	.304	.338	.087	1
2014	KNC	A	MID	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.000	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1576	0.5108	0.4315	0.8426	0.5789	0.2776	0.8841	0.7523	0.1574	0.0026
2009	2050	0.5215	0.4283	0.8759	0.5575	0.2875	0.9144	0.7943	0.1241	0.0067
2010	1304	0.5153	0.4294	0.8893	0.5848	0.2642	0.9262	0.8024	0.1107	0.0092
2011	1287	0.5159	0.3823	0.8760	0.4940	0.2632	0.9055	0.8171	0.1240	0.0045
2012	941	0.5143	0.3985	0.8747	0.5207	0.2691	0.9167	0.7886	0.1253	0.0054
2013	866	0.5092	0.3903	0.8609	0.5465	0.2282	0.9295	0.6907	0.1391	-0.0002
2014	917	0.5005	0.4100	0.8723	0.5403	0.2795	0.9435	0.7344	0.1277	0.0071
Career	8941	0.5138	0.4137	0.8701	0.5494	0.2704	0.9142	0.7746	0.1299	0.0053

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-08-27	2014-09-29	60-DL	33	31	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2014-05-03	2014-06-13	15-DL	41	37	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2014-03-10	2014-03-11	Camp	1	0	Right	Knee	Soreness		-	-
2013-06-30	2013-09-01	60-DL	63	56	Left	Trunk	Fracture	Rib Crashing Into Wall	-	-
2012-07-31	2012-10-04	60-DL	65	59	Right	Fingers	Surgery	Fracture	2012-07-30	-
2012-07-14	2012-07-17	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-	-
2012-06-17	2012-07-07	15-DL	20	18	Left		Stress Fracture	Sesamoiditis	-	-
2012-05-20	2012-05-28	7-DL	8	7	-	Head	Concussion	Diving Catch	-	-
2012-03-12	2012-03-20	Camp	8	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-09-15	2011-09-29	DTD	14	13	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
2011-04-17	2011-04-19	DTD	2	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2011-02-27	2011-03-09	Camp	10	0	Right	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	Patellar Tendon Decompression	2010-07-30
2010-07-12	2010-10-04	60-DL	84	73	Right	Knee	Surgery	Patellar Tendon Decompression	2010-07-30
2010-06-28	2010-06-30	DTD	2	1		Knee	Soreness		-
2010-05-13	2010-05-15	DTD	2	2		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-09-30	2009-10-04	DTD	4	4	Bilateral	Knee	Inflammation		-
2009-09-05	2009-09-05	DTD	0	0		Knee	Soreness		-
2009-06-03	2009-06-18	15-DL	15	14	Left	Knee	Sprain	MCL	-
2009-03-29	2009-03-31	Camp	2	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Quadriceps	-
2008-10-02	2008-10-02	Off	0	0	Right	Fingers	Surgery	Tendon In Pinkie Finger	2008-10-02
2008-08-13	2008-08-28	15-DL	15	15	Right	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2008-08-08	2008-08-09	DTD	1	1	Right	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2008-07-11	2008-07-14	DTD	3	3	Left	Fingers	Dislocation	Little Finger	-
2008-06-27	2008-06-30	DTD	3	3	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2008-05-29	2008-06-13	15-DL	15	13	Left		Contusion	Foul Ball Off Toe	-
2008-04-13	2008-04-16	DTD	3	3	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2008-03-01	2008-03-03	Camp	2	0		Knee	Contusion	Collision At First Base	-
2007-08-02	2007-08-09	Minors	7	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-	-
2006-05-07	2006-05-23	Minors	16	0	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2005-10-15	2005-10-15	Off	0	0	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Cartilage	2005-10-15
2005-04-25	2005-05-02	Minors	7	7	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	CHN	$1,500,000
2014	CHN	$1,500,000
2013	CHN	$
2012	BOS	$1,750,000
2011	OAK	$1,400,000
2010	OAK	$420,000
2009	OAK	$410,000
2008	OAK	$395,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$7,375,000
7 yr	Total	$7,375,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 28 d	Reynolds Sports	2 years/$3.5M (2014-15), 2016 option

Details

2 years/$3.5M (2014-15), plus 2016 club option. Signed extension with Chicago Cubs 10/8/13. 14:$1.5M, 15:$1.5M, 16:$2.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. DFA by Chicago Cubs 4/5/15. Released 4/7/15.
1 year (2013). Re-signed by Boston 1/25/13 (minor-league contract). Released by Boston 3/30/13. Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 4/2/13 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/6/13.
1 year/$1.75M (2012). Acquired by Boston in trade from Oakland 12/28/11. Signed by Boston 1/13/12 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Boston 11/30/12.
1 year/$1.4M (2011). Re-signed by Oakland 12/3/10 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.42M (2010). Re-signed by Oakland 3/8/10.
1 year/$0.41M (2009). Re-signed by Oakland 2/21/09.
1 year/$0.395M (2008). Acquired by Oakland in trade from Chicago White Sox 1/4/08. Signed by Oakland 2/28/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 4/07. Optioned to Triple-A 5/20/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by Chicago White Sox 9/06.
Drafted by Chicago White Sox 2003 (2-52) (Xavier HS, Ia.). $0.785M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2017-10-12 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Go back for us and analyze both times the White Sox traded Gio Gonzalez. (cowhitchurch from Austin, TX)	They would've been better off just keeping Ryan Sweeney let alone Gio. (Nick Schaefer)
2015-05-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Billy Mckinney has to be a breakout candidate so far, no? Destroyed A+ to start the year and is more than holding his own against AA in his first 10 games or so at that level. Problem is, I think he's solid all around, but does not have an elite tool. Can he be a first division regular? Is a 15/10 season with maybe a .270-.280 AVG possible for him in the future? (Jeff from Chicago)	It's been a good season, for sure. And I think you nailed the description. I don't see a first division player, but he's a major leaguer. He lacks the athleticism/speed to play CF, but the hit tool will play in the majors. Can he be a Ryan Sweeney type of player (maybe with a little more power)? I see it. (Tucker Blair)
2012-12-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Rays, this offseason, have been uncharacteristically active this offseason thus far and still have a few moves to make before ST starts. They could use another OFer(unless they go against their own grain and start Myers), but need a DH(possibly a platoon-mate for almost-batless Loney) and a 2nd Catcher. With options dwindling for DHs with 1B or C backgrounds, should the Rays: (A)push for a switch-hitter 1B like Berkman or Morales (B) Surprise people with a signing of AJ Pierzynski (C) Swoop in and sign Cody Ross (D) Option A with caveat of OF Ryan Sweeney added. (E) Shrug, say "You Can't Predict Friedman" and let him surprise us all. (jlarsen from chicago)	Not B. C would give Jason Collette a coronary, he hates Ross. More likely D or E. They'll do something, though (he states obviously). (Paul Sporer)
2012-12-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were the Rays, would you find a stopgap OFer like Ryan Sweeney to man RF until Myers' arb clock is delayed for another year or do you start Myers on Opening Day and allow him to work through the "growing pains"? (jlarsen from chicago)	I don't think it's necessary to delay Myers by a full year. He appears to be ready, and the Rays have made a habit of keeping their players in Durham long enough to avoid Super Two status, but I don't think that they'd sit on Myers for the full season if they deem that he is ready, particularly given the expectations of contention in Tampa. On the jukebox: Dredg, "Gathering Pebbles" (Doug Thorburn)
2012-05-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Welcome to the major leagues of chat. Did you do any booking up ahead of time, to know who asks the power questions, who the pesky submitters (the ones that foul off half a dozen Qs before sneaking one through) are, and who are the easy outs? Or is a question a question and a submitter a submitter? Who was your chatting coach? (Bill from New Mexico)	There was a story today about Adrian Gonzalez mentoring Ryan Sweeney, where Sweeney talked about being the kind of hitter who doesn't really like to know much about the pitchers before he goes to bat. What they throw and where they throw it, but not more than that, like tendencies on particular counts and so forth. I'm perhaps the Ryan Sweeney of BP chats. (If we extend the analogy, this means I'm going to give a lot of decent/adequate answers but never really hit a home-run. It also means I'm going to get hurt midway through.) (Jason Wojciechowski)
2012-04-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Ryan Sweeney breaking out at age 27, or are we seeing an anomoly. Do you feel Valentine will continue to give him the same level of playing time he's been seeing? (NJTomatoes from Bend Oregon)	Anomaly. Sweeney is solid, especially in AL-only, but we're dealing with a guy who's boasting a .533 BABIP. Everything else is pretty much what we've come to expect, so the BA will come down. He'll play for the time being, but Ross will cut in when Crawford comes back, and Ryan Kalish could well overtake both of them by mid-season once he gets healthy. (Derek Carty)
2010-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the A's will call up Michael Taylor any time soon? He had a poor first half and was hampered by injury. Has been on a nice little tear recently, though. Previous two seasons in the minors were excellent. I'd rather see him out there than Travis Buck.... (Clark Griswold from Inside a Christmas tree)	Kevin Goldstein knows far more than I do about the situation. Earlier this week, he said he'd be surprised if Taylor were up before September. I have nothing informative to add to that, except that with the A's seemingly out of it but now down Ryan Sweeney as well, it wouldn't hurt to take a bit of a longer look at him than September, with its distortions in terms of talent level, traditionally allows. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-06-07 18:30:00 (link to chat)	I was expecting Oakland to take Cox. What is most probable scenario for Choice. Does he have All-Star type talent or is it more of a Ryan Sweeney, solid starting caliber outfield. (brettmar21 from hawaii)	Choice could be a star for sure. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-02-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you expect from Ryan Sweeney? Had a nice second half, turning 25 on Saturday. (ashitaka from long beach, ca)	I've always seen him as a very good fourth outfielder, but stretched as an every day player. Still do. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Michael Taylor starting in a corner for the A's in April? Does that mean Ryan Sweeney's the CF and Rajai Davis is back to fourth OF? Or is that all too much to hope for? (Jason Wojciechowski from South Texas)	Hey Jason! If nothing else I'd expect the A's to game Taylor's service time by starting him in the minors, but I don't see why you couldn't play all three if they're your best outfielders. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Is it time to non-tender Jack Cust and move on to Chris Carter? Is Ryan Sweeney really the solution in right? Can Daric Barton ever hit in months that don't start with "S"? It was nice to see the team play well down the stretch, but there are still a ton of question marks. (ashitaka from long beach, ca)	Cust has been a fine placeholder at DH, but he needs to be seen as such. If he's game for a one-year deal, the A's can afford to buy the time and see if Barton fends off Carter initially. While slotting Cust in an outfield corner if both Carter and Barton earn their keep wouldn't be lovely, nobody's going places with an outfield trio of Sweeney/Rajai Davis/Scott Hairston. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-19 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who out of the position players on Oakland right now is part of their next play-off team? Just Suzuki? Nobody? If you say Ryan Sweeney I'm going to drop this match on the gasoline I'm standing in... (Juan from The City)	It's pretty bleak when you look at it that way, isn't it? I don't see anyone else I'd hang my hat on, unless it's Scott Hairston as the lefty-mashing part of a platoon. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Your last TA, you mentioned putting Eric Patterson in centerfield. Can he play there? I thought he was supposed to be god-awful in the field or is he just better than Sweeney is in center? (Eric from Denver)	I don't think anybody thinks Patterson would be a good center fielder; I guess my standard is that, with no shot at winning the division anyway, why not see if he's Jerry Mumphrey-level playable? Because I think the motor gave out on the Ryan Sweeney carousel years ago, assuming it was ever really installed properly in the first place. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Better player for the next 5 years, travis Buck or Ryan Sweeney? (Dave from Oakland)	Ryan Sweeney, though I don't see either one being much more than a slightly above average player. (John Perrotto)
2008-10-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who would you start in the A's outfield next year out of Travis Buck, Matt Murton, Ryan Sweeney, Carlos Gonzalez, and Aaron Cunningham? (Dave from Chicago)	Good question. I'm not sure how crazy I am about any of 'em. Gonzalez has star potential but still needs lots of work, and he's the only one with real star potential. I'm not a big Murton or Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-05-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Nate, you still like the Swisher package? The only reason that looks like a good deal to me is that it now seems possible Swisher is the new Ben Grieve. But the two minor-league pitchers they got are struggling, and Ryan Sweeney has no power. Besides, how can an A-ball pitcher with only one good season be the lead player in a package to get a useful, young, cheap major league position player? (oira61 from San Francisco)	Sweeney's is not a great guy to have on a roto team (trust me, I've learned this by experience) but he nevertheless has a 117 OPS+ and he's 23 years old. That is a reasonably valuable asset any way you slice it. The pitchers have been marginal but not irredeemably so if you look at their peripherals. Yes, I still like that deal for them. (Nate Silver)
2008-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How long do the A's wait for Jack Cust to come around? Chris Carter has been red-hot lately...could he fill the DH hole this year, or is it too early? Also, will Carlos Gonzalez replace Ryan Sweeney in center this season? (Matt from St. Paul)	I'm just not sure what they replace him with right now -- you're WAY too early on Carter. Gonzalez SHOULD replace Sweeney, but they might be saving him for '09. C-Gon is the far better player, and I've never been a Sweeney fan. (Kevin Goldstein)

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