Farm System

[willis]

Everyone just assumes that Baez will be able to transition to 2B with no problem.  What if he can't?  Plus, if that is the plan, when do you think they start that transition?  You can't call the kid up and then say, "oh, by the way, you are our 2nd baseman".  Switching positions will slow his development.  I think it may be just as likely that Baez gets moved to RF as he does 2B.

 

I think for now, they are wanting him to concentrate on the offensive side of things, figuring out what it's going to take to be a good bat. I think the move to 2B would have already happened if he was tearing it up in Iowa. Unfortunately he is not (although we've seen glimpses) and it seems he'll need at least a full year in Iowa, which allows for the move to 2B to be delayed. Alcantara will be moved up soon and if we see some consistency from Baez with the bat, we'll see him plenty at 2B before the AAA season is up.