When you rely on your OF depth to be Thomas, Williams, and Dean, you know you have a problem. Especially when you have to play your second baseman in right field. That was a blatant symptom of the overall team construction issues.
Especially when you have to play your second baseman in right field.
They don’t HAVE to play Edman in right field. His .673 OPS isn’t forcing him into the lineup. He’s been playing the outfield for three years, even when we had better outfielders on the bench.
Generally speaking, your power positions are the infield and outfield corners.
You don’t play a low power player like Edman in right field. He belongs at SS, 2B or as a 5th/6th infielder. He was an all PAC 12 SS at Stanford.
Agree on Edman and right field. You give up a lot, not so much in his ability to play there, but in opportunity cost. You give up a real good second baseman, and give up having someone whose offense provides more pop.
Someone like Garcia would have been a good player to give an opportunity to play there. Carlson is the man though, when everyone is healthy.