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Torre: No guarantee on keeping lefty PH

On the day Anderson reports, manager says he might forgo that role off the bench

Updated: March 6, 2010, 11:29 PM ET
By Tony Jackson | ESPNLosAngeles.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- On the day Garret Anderson finally arrived in Dodgers camp, three days after agreeing to a minor league contract and four months after filing for free agency, to compete with two other veterans for the primary left-handed pinch-hitting spot, manager Joe Torre said it wasn't an absolute certainty such a position will even exist on the team's opening day roster.

"That, in all likelihood, will be one of the final decisions we'll make," Torre said. "It will come down to the ...

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