February 26, 2008
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South Side Sox is afraid Jerry Owens will lead off for the White Sox in 2008 because he bunts well.
If the White Sox are going to be the championship team that the White Sox brain trust thinks they can be, one of the main reasons will be that Carlos Quentin and Josh Fields successfully made the leap to become very good offensive players. Jerry Owens at his very best might be an average center fielder, and as such, his presence as de facto leadoff hitter would seem to limit the teams playoff hopes versus a team with a fully-realized Carlos Quentin in the lineup.
Owens major league OBA is better than Quentin's. Carlos, however, was a monster in the minors while Owens is living up to his minor league numbers. The upside for Quentin in both getting on and hitting for power is way above what Owens might do.
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