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Originally Posted by flambers
Not sure there is big question marks at 3rd, John MacDonald, Jose Bastista and Encarnacion all can play 3rd.... I would think Brett Lawrie is the future 3rd Baseman for the Jays.
I would still guess Encarnacion will platoon at 3rd and Lind will be the every day 1st Baseman.
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John McDonald is far from a legitimate option at third - the guy can't hit well enough to be a starting shortstop and there's a big gap from the offense expected at SS and a corner IF position.
Bautista is more than capable at 3rd base, but based on AA's comments the Jays clearly envision him as a RFer moving forward (who will occasionally move around the diamond due to injuries).
Encarnacion is good enough at 3rd too, but all the talk seems to be about him playing 1B/DH and I'd imagine that is coming from sources inside the Blue Jays.
Lawrie is the 3B of the future, but the guy hasn't taken an AB in AAA yet and won't get a sniff at the MLB until September call-ups I'd say.