Mark deRosa would Make a Nice Replacement for Orotn, though

Having failed in their attempt to trade two prospects for the immortal Mark DeRosa, the Phillies signed Raul Ibenez today. Ibanez does not have as much power as Burrell, but he hits for a higher average, and he drives in runs. My hope is he will solve the problem that cropped up the last couple years. The Phillies have these stretches where they all stop hitting at the same times. I will miss Burrell, but the simple fact is that he only hits when everyone else on the team hits, so he does not match the production his power numbers might normally imply. e hit 33 homers and 33 doubles last year, but drove in and scored 88 and 74 run, respectively. Now, those numbers are skewed a little by the use of pinch runners and defensive replacements, but they are not skew so much that in makes up for 20 rbi. Ibanez had one more win share thanBurrell last year. In the end, however, I think Ibanez is a good pick up because of his batting average. He hits for a higher average than Burrell, so we might actually score some of the runners in scoring position we've been stranding the last several years/