Should Jeff Kent Still Hit Cleanup? Premium Story

Jeff Kent
Jeff Kent
By Ray LeRoux
Contributing Editor
Date: Dec 10, 2007

If Jeff Kent returns at age 40, should he still expect or be expected to hit cleanup in the Dodgers 2008 lineup? Kent's numbers have declined in recent years from nearly 30 home runs a year to barely 20. His legs are older and he never was a gazelle to start with. That means he is more and more prone to hitting into inning killing double plays.

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