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I'm still surprised how much Childress and company are relying on the returning position players
McLendon made one error all year at 2nd, and ended up at a .980 fpct once you added in his time at short. Moving Nottebrok to 1st would mean he wasn't fielding at 3rd, but that meant Melton is fielding 3rd. (When was the last time we trusted someone at 3rd?) Nottebrok is getting a shot early on, I'd guess, based on the fact that he never stopped hitting (and for power) during the fall and even with a leg injury. That's the only spot I was worried about watching in the fall. Again, I thought Allemand looked good at short. He was making some really tough plays with ease. Taylor moving to the OF makes sense too. I'm sure he'd have the arm for LF.
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Bolt will have his hands full with all the GiDP-threat right-handed hitters
This I agree with. The speed on the team is Allemand (who isn't blazing fast) and Choruby who may have to challenge for playing time. The rest of the team is very right-handed and very speed challenged.
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also seems like the bullpen is the same as last year. Was hoping for a new arm or two on the back end
Vinson and Schlottmann had pretty good years in the pen. I think Minter and Kent are starting, probably Minter on Sundays at this point and Kent on Tuesdays. Just a guess unless a new guy steps up. The rest is a bunch of new guys, I'd think just out of the movement of the staff to graduation and starting roles you'd see a handful of new guys looking for a role in the later innings of the game.