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I'm not sure why Lawton is a "poor man's Johnny Damon". He has played six years like Damon, though has 700 fewer at bats. For his career, he has hit .274/.377/.426 to Damon's .292/.351/.438. In addition, Lawton can play RF, while Damon has been largely a LF, though he can play CF as well. I believe Lawton is nearly as valuable as Damon is.
Matt Lawton: Kind of a poor man's Johnny Damon, Lawton has been rumored to be heading to Detroit (for Tony Clark) or Seattle (for young pitching). Toronto also is interested.
I'm not sure why Lawton is a "poor man's Johnny Damon". He has played six years like Damon, though has 700 fewer at bats. For his career, he has hit .274/.377/.426 to Damon's .292/.351/.438. In addition, Lawton can play RF, while Damon has been largely a LF, though he can play CF as well. I believe Lawton is nearly as valuable as Damon is.
posted by Sean Foran # 5:51 PM 
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