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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
TBH this isn't even about James being a god or not. The defensive spectrum was never intended as anything more than a quick, back-of-the-napkin deal...
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My point with that is some people seem to think, "oh person X I like said Y, therefore I can turn my brain off and just accept what I think it means without questioning whether it's really true or if it really applies". And I just don't think it applies here nor do I think there's really that big of a skill gap between 2B and 3B. It's more that the skillsets needed are different. Personally, I'd even put CF above 2B.
There was a point I meant to include in that post that I forgot to. What's the position that we sometimes see teams put players at that surprises us? 2B. Like remember when Milwaukee put Moustakas at 2B and everybody asked, "what the?". Was he great there? Probably not, but it wasn't the disaster some people seemed to think it was going to be. Sure, a young Jackie Robinson would be better, but Bregman will be fine, and with what he brings with his bat at that position he'll be more than fine. Just like we see at other positions, it's not just what they bring with the glove, but also what they bring with the bat.