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And it's this. All the people confused about Davis and his ability to play the OF at anything but a below average level need to reassess. He isn't that much better than Trumbo out there.

It is really simple. If he was a good right fielder he never would have ended up at first.

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It is really simple. If he was a good right fielder he never would have ended up at first.

Heck, you know I don't think he'll be worth what they're paying him if he plays every game at 1B. If he suddenly turned into David Ortiz (except for the year when he couldn't see) on the back end of the deal I suppose it would mitigate some of my angst.

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Heck, you know I don't think he'll be worth what they're paying him if he plays every game at 1B. If he suddenly turned into David Ortiz (except for the year when he couldn't see) on the back end of the deal I suppose it would mitigate some of my angst.

That is close to a best case scenario in my mind.

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Is Davis worth his contract as a RF? Do you pay 23m for a right fielder who had below average defensive skills?

No one is talking about this being a permanent move. Trumbo and Alvarez are signed for just this year.

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No one is talking about this being a permanent move. Trumbo and Alvarez are signed for just this year.

Pretty lousy planning to take your best player on a new contract in his prime and play him out of position because you signed 2 DHs and no COF

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Pretty lousy planning to take your best player on a new contract in his prime and play him out of position because you signed 2 DHs and no COF

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We signed Machado on a new contract?

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Pretty lousy planning to take your best player on a new contract in his prime and play him out of position because you signed 2 DHs and no COF

We signed Machado to a new contract?

Yes.

And he is also being converted to an outfielder to play alongside Adam Jones.

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Pretty lousy planning to take your best player on a new contract in his prime and play him out of position because you signed 2 DHs and no COF

We signed Machado to a new contract?

Yes.

And he is also being converted to an outfielder to play alongside Adam Jones.

We know he has the arm for right field.

I'm worried about all the running with those knees though. Will they have to be drained daily?

He can always get a pair of artificial Joe Namath knees.

Whatever it takes.

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My view is Buck will give Trumbo every opportunity to hold down the job in Right. That is clearly the #1 option. However, if 6 weeks into the season, he is clearly hurting the team in the OF, buck will sit down with Davis and get him to buy in to playing the OF. That's one thing that makes Buck such a good manager is his ability to communicate with the team.

If the team is hurting with Trumbo in RF I don't know why people think Buck will have to convince Davis. Davis is here for 6 years, he has a vested interest in winning, he's moved around for Buck before. Hell, he offered to pitch for Buck. He won't need to be convinced. He will just do it and it may be his idea.

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If the team is hurting with Trumbo in RF I don't know why people think Buck will have to convince Davis. Davis is here for 6 years, he has a vested interest in winning, he's moved around for Buck before. Hell, he offered to pitch for Buck. He won't need to be convinced. He will just do it and it may be his idea.

Exactly.

Buck wants to win.

This team wants to win.

Remember their next man up mentality, this is a blue collar team, that will do what it needs to do.

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