To be somewhat of a devil's advocate on the whole position change thing....
When Michael Young moved to SS, he INCREASED his value as a player. Offense from SS is a key thing nowadays, and a good SS will always make more money than a good 2B.
Sori being asked to move to LF will DECREASE his value as a player. His "glamour numbers" make him look like an offensive beast as a 2B. Move him to LF, and he's still good, but not like he was at 2B. So I can see where he would be somewhat reluctant to make a move like that.
While Young is a great guy for moving SS, he has expressed some reluctance to ever move back to 2B, and he's never been blasted for it. Although, he recently did say he'd be open to it if it became a requirement to win.
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