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Article: Major League Baseball INSIDER; White Sox moves might not pay off.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 6, 2003
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Byline: La Velle E. Neal III; Staff Writer
You might have a temptation to believe Roberto Alomar, returning to the American League Central Division, suddenly is as good as he was in 2001.
Resist it.
Alomar hit .336 with 20 home runs and 100 RBI in 2001 with Cleveland. In a year-and-a-half with the Mets, those numbers dropped to .265, 13 and 75. Maybe Alomar will be re-energized by a pennant race again. But where was he last year when the Mets were expected to contend?
His recent numbers are troubling, and it can't be expected that at 35 he'll hit like he's 32. For instance, he batted .205 against lefthanders in 2002. This year, he's ...