Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Is Dayan Viciedo the long term solution at third?


Dayan Viciedo showed an awful lot of promise at times last year. He hit .308 with 7 doubles and 5 home runs in only his second year in America playing baseball. But is he the long term answer at third base? He is not particularly skilled defensively at this point. It is a definite possibility that he could turn into at least an average defensive third baseman. Another thing to consider is the play of Brent Morel. While his offensive numbers are not exactly gaudy he is only hitting .222 with exactly 0 home runs. He is however a very good situational hitter, he’s willing to hit behind a runner to second base with less than two outs to move him to third and he is a serviceable bunter. He already has 6 errors and has a fielding percentage of.900 meaning he only makes 9 out of 10 plays, which is unacceptable at the major league level. If Morel continues to give them this lack of production at third base, why not give Viciedo a shot to win the job when he returns from his injury? He won’t play any worse defensively than Morel, and he is capable of being a force offensively. Especially, with this team searching for a spark Viciedo, could be the spark they need.

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