I think I want them to keep Springer on the bench and come give his all for an AB later in the game if needed.
There's a very real scenario where Springer hurts himself early in the game, Bo has to leave the game in the ~6th because he played 2B, and you're left with deja vu with France and IKF in your top 4 hitters to close out the game.
Game 7 is maybe different. But the full lineup minus Springer very much can win a WS tonight. If we're hobbled with some combination of France/IKF and have to score runs against Sasaki and the like...I don't like the look of that at all. We've seen that movie.
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