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And here's the thing with Moose: Who else are you going to play at 3B? It's not like Anthony Rendon is sitting at Omaha, ready for his shot at the big leagues (side note: How awesome would it be to have Rendon there and available to play 2B/3B for KC this year?**)

Sending Moose down means you probably are playing either Elliott Johnson or Miguel Tejada every day at 3B. Johnson is probably as good defensively, but doesn't offer any real upside offensively. Tejada is worse defensively and offers little upside offensively, especially against RHP.

** The Royals could have drafted Rendon instead of Bubba Starling. Will be another interesting one to watch. Starling's bat showing some signs of life the past few days, though...