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Gotta put him there if Espinosa doesn't figure it out by the All Star break, he'd only be a stop gap 2B and we'd probably try to move LaRoche in the off-season and let Zimmerman learn how to play 1st since he can't throw anymore.I pesonally think anyone who thinks Rendon will ever play second base and stay there for an extended period is wrong
You're going to cut his career down if you stick him at second. Groom him for 3rd or first, his bat will play at either.
The mysterious case of Rick Ankiel continues with a game tying 2-run homer lol
Gotta put him there if Espinosa doesn't figure it out by the All Star break, he'd only be a stop gap 2B and we'd probably try to move LaRoche in the off-season and let Zimmerman learn how to play 1st since he can't throw anymore.I pesonally think anyone who thinks Rendon will ever play second base and stay there for an extended period is wrong
You're going to cut his career down if you stick him at second. Groom him for 3rd or first, his bat will play at either.
He could as easily get hurt with a hard slide into third, or rounding the bag around first. Just like Strasburg we can't baby the guy forever. Especially since Danny Espinosa is the worst player in the show.Still, even as a stop gap, one slide into that ankle and he may be out another year. I don't think you can risk it with him there.
Filthy.Did anyone else just see the slider that Chapman froze Derrick Dietrich on to end the game? :x
He could as easily get hurt with a hard slide into third, or rounding the bag around first. Just like Strasburg we can't baby the guy forever. Especially since Danny Espinosa is the worst player in the show.Still, even as a stop gap, one slide into that ankle and he may be out another year. I don't think you can risk it with him there.
All true points, and I agree that it's not in the long term best interest to put him at second. However, if you watch a nights worth of Danny Espinosa's at bats you'd be wanting to bring up Rendon to play 2B during the middle of a game IDK what Danny did after his rookie season, but it might've ruined his career.It's a totally different situation though. How often do players slide hard into 3rd base? It's not near the amount of time you'll have a player sliding in hard to 2nd to break up a double play, a double for a base hit and stealing second base. The chances of him getting hurt that way at third is way smaller than him getting hurt at second. It's all about the defensive aspect of it. Sliding and rounding bags don't really come into play with having direct contact with the ankle, you know? It's not even about baby gloves, it's trying to protect him and lengthen his career.