(06-14-2017 01:36 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(06-14-2017 01:07 PM)Eagle9 Wrote:  I would guess that Slater might move to 1st, Reynolds will play 3rd. Outfield of Franklin, Wallner, Irby, and Keating. Montenegro could also contribute. Boyd or Keys at Shortstop. Guidry at second primarily, although I wish he could move somewhere like 3rd because his defense at second isn't great. Hoard will be a 1B/DH. Position player wise, not a whole lot of question marks. Should be pretty good again there. Pitching wise, not so much. Every role is up for grabs there.

With that many left handed bats, how many lineup slots does Berry plan on rotating?

Question on Wallner that I kind of asked earlier in the year before realizing how great of a hitter he was. We probably haven't ever had a pitcher with his raw talent. I don't know what this would entail but if he focused most of his energy on pitching on the offseason and in practice, how good do you think he could be on the mound? Obviously, way too good of a hitter to take out of the lineup. But it's a lot harder for us to find elite pitching than elite hitting.

It makes me wonder if we would try having Wallner strictly DH and pitch? With Braley he would usually "just" DH the Sunday games if he pitched on Saturday as his arm was dead. With Wallner DHing only, it would allow him to concentrate fully on pitching and hitting....and this way he could get fully warmed up in the bullpen instead of trying to warm up between innings and then his routine 8 pitches once he comes into the game