I don't think it would surprise anyone to see Laporta as an everyday player to begin '09. Hart and Braun are unlikely to not be there, so I see an all RH OF. Looking well ahead (and a bit ignorantly, as BA predicts such things assuming no trades will be made), I could easily see Brantley or another prospect from AA breaking in as a reserve in '10 and then taking over when Prince moves on and Matt moves to 1B. Comparing Gamel to Prince and Braun at AA, stats and age, at some point in '09 makes sense. If Mat and Matt do both debut, I would think they would bring in a veteran LH bat to play defense late (Randy Winn?) and rest Laporta versus tough RHP's, and maybe a RH 3B to do the same...though I would not mind seeing Dillon in that role, or any role, for that matter.