“Coop’s basically said I’ll play against lefties and come off the bench against righties,” Loretta said.
Said Cooper: “He’s a pro’s pro. I talked to him two days ago and made sure he understood where I stand. I know he hadn’t played a lot. I have to look at Castillo, [Newhan’s] played well, Blum’s played well, he’s played well, I like him as a pinch-hitter … all that good stuff. I said,…”
As for 2009, Loretta,
“If I had to make a prediction now, I’d say there’s an outside chance that there will be a role for me here,” he said. “You never know. I’m not going to rule out anything.”
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