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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
There's literally no way the Royals would commit to Mondesi as a DH. He's too dynamic as an athlete to not at least stick him in a lower usage defensive position like CF, LF, RF, or even 3B.
I think they do their best to keep him healthy this year - maybe try him at 3B - and then use the winter and spring training to move him to the OF full-time.
With his speed, if he can track fly balls well, he'd be an excellent CF option and provide almost as much defensive value as he can at SS.
The nice thing about CF is that, despite the heavy running load, you don't have to make a lot of quick start-stop movements. You always have time to gear down.
Making plays at the wall would be the injury concern, but you wouldn't be diving for balls and contorting like Mondesi has to do at SS.
Most guys who can play the 6 can play anywhere.
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I agree. Plus, putting him at DH means putting a much worse fielder out there.