The Josh Phelps problem

There's a nice article in the PG today about Josh Phelps' hot streak since he joined the Pirates. Yeah, he's killed the ball and that's a nice thing for us, but where is he supposed to play? This is one of Dave Littlefield's biggest problems. He recognizes one singular weakness, then assaults it with as many players as he can find while ignoring the rest of the team. Last year, he did this with the bullpen (that worked out so swimmingly). This year, he's done it with corner outfielder/first basemen. My dad likes to compare it to a Rubik's cube. Instead of working all of the sides at the same time, Littlefield solves the red side, then works on the blue side, then gets pissed off when the red side got messed up in the process.