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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1580403" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>Actually, the more I think about this the better I like it.</p><p></p><p>To be sure, it’s a marginal upgrade, but it is an upgrade. Defensively.</p><p></p><p>Pederson is an average defensive CF, which is where he’s played the majority of his innings. So put him in C, with Happ in L and Heyward in R and you’ve got an improved defensive outfield. Not a huge improvement because Schwarber wasn’t as bad defensively as some wanted to make him out to be, but if we assume Schwarber and Pederson are a wash offensively (and they totally are), this is an overall improvement to the outfield.</p><p></p><p>I suspect Pederson will be pretty close to a pure platoon player, with Happ shifting back to C, Bryant playing L and Bote at 3b against most left handers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1580403, member: 26283"] Actually, the more I think about this the better I like it. To be sure, it’s a marginal upgrade, but it is an upgrade. Defensively. Pederson is an average defensive CF, which is where he’s played the majority of his innings. So put him in C, with Happ in L and Heyward in R and you’ve got an improved defensive outfield. Not a huge improvement because Schwarber wasn’t as bad defensively as some wanted to make him out to be, but if we assume Schwarber and Pederson are a wash offensively (and they totally are), this is an overall improvement to the outfield. I suspect Pederson will be pretty close to a pure platoon player, with Happ shifting back to C, Bryant playing L and Bote at 3b against most left handers. [/QUOTE]
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