[Dan in Pasadena]

I agree 93 AB's is too few to know much. LaRoche's injuries may be coincidental but it remains to be seen if he's one of those always-injured guys or not.

The popular knock on the Dodgers is that they have too little power. SInce LaRoche didn't emerge and Garciparra was a shadow of the '06 Nomar A ND because 3B is a typical power position, the conclusion is the Dodgers need a power hitting 3B. Not exactly disputing it BUT.....if you follow the team like I do you know that Martin, Loney, Ethier and probably Jeff Kent (still) are good for 20 HR's. Loney MAY be good for more. He was certainly showing that in the last third of the season in '07. Kemp is probably good for 30-35. So the Dodgers could do nothing at 3B and PROBABLY be better power producers than they were last year.

If ARod re-signs with NY and Cabrera is too costly in players for a trade (plus he'll be in near ARod territory two years from now) then the options get slim. Personally, I'd go for a Torii Hunter and move Pierre to left field no matter what. Unless I could get someone to take him in a trade and the Dodgers pick up some of his salary.