June 14, 2006

Grandy

"He's probably at some point -- certainly not now -- going to move down in the lineup. At some point in his career, he will be an RBI force. But don't start asking me if I'm thinking about switching him, because I'm not. He's not ready for that. I had Barry Bonds leading off for a while."

-- Jim Leyland, on Curtis Granderson

Leyland batted Bonds leadoff throughout his first two full seasons in the majors and for most of his third season. In his fourth full season, 1990, Leyland moved Bonds to the fifth spot for the Pirates, and Bonds won his first MVP award.

* Thanks to the Free Press' John Lowe for this information.

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