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I meant more of the starting at AA next year. To me that's worst case scenario. Like I said, I think there is chance he's there this year.
Bud Selig: "I'm the worst commissioner ever"
Rob Manfred: "Hold my beer"
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Well. Quite a debut in A+ today: 4 hits 5 rbi 1 Hr. I tho k he’s definitely a fast mover and will fit nicely into this young core of position players:
Senzel
India
Barrero
McClain
Stephenson
My guess is that all these guys stay up the middle and 1 of India or McClain move to 3rd.
BTW, how much would it suck to be Ivan Johnson?
Last night, he goes relatively nuts. Today, he goes 2-5 with a double and another RBI to run his two-game total to .500/ .600/ 1.000/ 1.600-- and he not only gets overshadowed by McLain, but he gets his position taken.
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I suspect India moves if all are kept.
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McLain did make an error at SS in his debut, sadly despite going 4-5 with 5 RBIs that means he is a bust.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
If McLain ends up being a .800 batter with solid defense, you don’t worry about where he plays. You just consider yourself happy and lucky, and find a spot or move him for good value. It’s not a problem in the least.
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I agree with this (except for the moving him part), but my hope is the Reds have learned a lesson with moving guys around to get them on the diamond. Moving Senzel around every 6 months hasn't helped his career at all, and the Suarez to SS move was one of the worst ideas in recent memory.
I'd keep McLain at SS unless he just can't cut it, and if he's blocked by Barrero or someone you move him once and give him a permanent position.
I think the versatility angle is definitely a bit overplayed but I think those examples are more outliers than anything. Suarez to SS was just a dumb idea, he wasn’t particularly good there 6 years ago. Senzel is actually pretty good defensively around the diamond the problem is he hurts himself waking up in the morning.
I don’t think it could hurt to get McLain reps in the outfield.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
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I favor Reds’ approach to defensive versatility - to a point. Senzel to CF made sense. He readily accepted it, he has the talent. His last injury was at third base, I believe. Easier to fill holes with defensive versatility.
But there are certain guiding principles. Player must have the ability to handle position. Don’t rely much on years ago stays at the position (Suarez, shortstop). Don’t switch someone so often that it becomes an impediment to progress.
From what I’ve heard, McClain is a potential middle of the diamond player. That’s specific enough for me. Let’s just see how it develops.
Last edited by Kc61; 08-12-2021 at 01:30 PM.
Revering4Blue (08-13-2021)
There is something so gloriously Reds that in McLain's first pro AB in the Arizona League he hit a triple where he was thrown out at home trying get an inside the park homer. TOOTBLAN ready.
By the time McLain is big league ready, we’ll know if Senzel is in the long term plans or not, even if it is as early as this time next year (my suspicion is it will be more of a 2023 question).
Assuming Barrero continues to rise to the occasion at SS:
If Senzel is a washout, McLain can then move to CF.
If Senzel stays healthy and hits but for whatever reason a move to 3B will help the glut, McLain can then move to CF.
If Senzel sticks in CF and a move to 3B doesn’t make sense for McLain or India, we’ll have a valuable trade chip.
If Barrero falters, which I don’t expect, we’ll have a great Plan B at SS.
All of these are nice problems to have.
Go BLUE!!!
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