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Just now, Pimphand said:

Not that I'm aware just left field and first base AFAIK but I would want Brantley and Yuli in the lineup.

I like Spidey in right. They can use Alvarez in a pinch role if necessary in inter league. We’ll see if he gets more reps at LF, or 1b in Florida next spring. 

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Not being able to play Alvarez against the NL teams sucks.  Is he *that* bad at right field?  No offense to Reddick intended...

He’s slow and not especially athletic. Plus St. Louis is a pretty big outfield. He’s playing Sunday with Miley on the mound because Wade is a ground ball pitcher and should limit chances. He’s pretty much a DH. So was Big Poppy. Thanks Bud!
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2 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:


He’s slow and not especially athletic. Plus St. Louis is a pretty big outfield. He’s playing Sunday with Miley on the mound because Wade is a ground ball pitcher and should limit chances. He’s pretty much a DH. So was Big Poppy. Thanks Bud!

This. They’ll push his atahleticism envelope in the spring when they can afford to to assess his absolute limitations now that they know he’s a keeper. He will always be a DH imo, with the occasional field assignment. Our lineup, at least at this point, is sick enough that it’s a moot point right now.

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