Dayn Perry over at foxsports.com may be crazy, but at least he's covering the Dodgers. In his top 10 spring training battles, the Dodgers' right field battle slots in at #6 (no other NL or AL West team is mentioned):
6. Dodgers right fielder
The Contenders: Andre Ethier, Marlon Anderson, Matt Kemp
The Favorite: Ethier
The departure of J.D. Drew has, of course, left a void in right field. Andre Ethier enters camp as the favorite, but his second-half slump in 2006 means that he'll be on a reasonably short leash. In all likelihood, the Dodgers will wind up platooning Ethier, the lefty, with Matt Kemp, who bats right-handed. Should Ethier struggle badly in Florida, then Marlon Anderson will likely step in as the left-handed half of the platoon.
Hey, as long as any of the three of those candidates dives for a ball every once in a while, it will be an improvement over Drew and Shawn Green. And let's not forget Marlon Anderson's incredible performance after joining the Dodgers late last season.
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