Alou Not Worried About Slow Start

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Moises Alou's struggles continued with an 0-for-3 effort yesterday against the Nationals that dropped his batting average to .161.

But the 40-year-old outfielder isn't concerned.
"Same old spring training. Same old getting used to a new team," said Alou, signed in the offseason after spending the previous two years with the Giants. "I've been doing this for quite a while now."

Alou is confident he'll continue to be as productive as he was last year in San Francisco, when he drove in 74 runs in 98 games.


~Alou's major job is to protect Wright. Last year when Floyd was hurt is when Wright started slumping. Look for Alou to get alot of off-days against rightys, meaning he will be playing against mostly leftys and should have a high average. Prediction .290 20+ homeruns 78+ RBI. But more importantly give protection to Wright who looks to find his swing from the first half of 06