Regardless of whether or not we've given up on him at 3B, I don't want him up in a pinch-hitting role. He's a prospect and he should be getting playing time. Period. Although the sample size is small, one glaring thing is that we don't have that second veteran bat off the bench. (Kapler) Young guys don't seem to get in the right frame of mind to be off and on bench players. Counsell and Kapler seem like they're always ready to go. Brad, on the other hand has managed to strike out in almost half of his ABs (8 of 18). Unless we have a veteran to put in one of these places, I don't see the point in losing control of a slumping player just to put another youngster into a spot where veterans just seem to do better.