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Originally Posted by jthig32
Well, that's the thing, it's good. That's good for 1B, not great. It's not good enough that you're looking for more ways to keep that bat in the lineup at all costs. Not in my opinion, at least.
If those are going to be his numbers, I would play him primarly at catcher, if at all possible. Maybe not to finish this season, with the situation with Laird, but I would definitely get him some time there. Then next seasosn, if I decide he's qualified to play it defensively, he's my full time catcher.
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In a couple of years he'll be 24 putting up those numbers and nowhere near his prime. So yes, it does make sense to make sure that this guy plays a position to where he get at bats.
Thig, you're not factoring in age into anything that you say. Yes, last year he had a down year. Pretty much everyone believes it's because he was playing injured. Regardless, he was still a young kid playing in AA.