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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Love Freeman the bat, and don’t get me wrong I’d be giddy, but it feels like an awkward fit with Vladdy. Don’t like the idea at all of him moving to play 3B if that’s in the cards.
Springer is also likely to need some DH days, especially on the RC turf.
Is there any chance they could move Gurriel back into the infield, play some 3B?
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I was wondering about that too.
We have seen that Atkins/Shapiro have a history of acquiring players and slotting them into unfamiliar roles and it having quite a bit of success. Semien going from SS to 2B, granted that isn't necessarily as huge a learning curve as say going from 1st to 3rd.
I wonder if they feel that value of having a left handed bat is greater than slotting players in their traditional positions of strength. I remember Atkins talking about the power of having alternating righty/lefty bats in an order.