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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
O'Neill is gone when he hits FA and Carlson is on his way to a bench role. Walker will end up at 1b. He'd be the starting LFer no later than 2025.
He still wouldn't even be arb eligible and he'd be 24. This isn't an old kid - take your time with him and actually DEVELOP him. There's a lot of runway in front of him still.
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We'll see where Walker ends up. I know he didn't project at 3B long-term but the reason he moved to OF was to accelerate his timeline to St. Louis. I also don't know if O'Neil will leave. You're probably right about Carlson.
I'm not giving up on Gorman, but I think his bat would be more appealing at 2B/DH. Burleson projects better in OF than Gorman does. Ideally, you have a combination of Winn/Gorman/Edman in the 2B/SS/DH.
I can't see Walker moving to 1B until/unless Goldschmidt's defense starts to decline to the point where you're forced to play him at DH.