JT being JT for a moment

Yes, the Juan Pierre fire is burning brightly for me. I know a few folks who aren't so keen, but allow JT to play JT for a second in looking at these two guys face-to-face:


Option 1: Juan "Rapper with Cheese" Pierre



2003
162 G, 100 R
.305 BA, .361 OBP, .734 OPS
55 BB, 35 K
65 SB, 20 CS

2004
162 G, 100 R
.326 BA, .374 OBP, .781 OPS
45 BB, 35 K
45 SB, 24 CS

2005
162 G, 96 R
.276 BA, .326 OBP, .680 OPS
41 BB, 45 K
57 SB, 17 CS


Option 2: Jerry "The Lesser" Hairston Jr.



2003
58 G, 25 R
.271 BA, .353 OBP, .725 OPS
23 BB, 25 K
14 SB, 5 CS

2004
86 G, 43 R
.303 BA, .378 OBP, .775 OPS
29 BB, 29 K
13 SB, 8 CS

2005
114 G, 51 R
.261 BA, .336 OBP, .704 OPS
31 BB, 46 K
8 SB, 9 CS

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My first point here: look at the number of games played. I know it's hard to compare the two given the different sample sizes, but I have to look at consistency over the course of a season. We had 4 guys trying to make CF their own, and the two who got the longest crack at it (JHJr. and CP) simply did not get it done. With all the lineup shuffles and position "battles" that played out last year, we need one guy who can play CF every day without fail. It's also worth noting that the only year in JHJr's career that he played a full year (he played 100+ games in only 3 of his 7 years thanks to injury and inconsistency) in 2001, his line was not good:

159 G, 532 AB
.233 BA, .305 OBP, .649 OPS
44 BB, 73 K
29 SB, 11 CS

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What would it cost? We'll most likely have to ship out a couple of reasonable prospects, and maybe a guy like CP with major-league experience. If we nabbed Pierre, that would kill two birds with one stone, and the RF hunt could begin. Thoughts? (Note: I will doggedly defend this, perhaps too doggedly.)