Pitchers And Catchers Report

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They can?
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They <i>can</i>, yes. I think they'll all happen except for Fontenot at SS(I mean he could find himself there in an emergency once or twice).
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I'm wondering why Bobby Scales never is mentioned as a possibility as a utility man. He's played quite a bit at 2B, 3B, and OF and although I'm not sure, I believe he's a damn good defender from what I've heard. He's a journeyman minor leaguer and is 31 years old, but he's always had a pretty good OBP in the minors. On top of that he had a phenomenal year at AAA last year. Just always confused me why he isn't even mentioned as a possibility.
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Because he sucks?
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Aren't you one of those "25th man doesn't matter" people? If he can come in and play good defense every once in a while, why not <b>consider</b> him for a job?

I'm not saying he should or shouldn't, I'm just curious as to why a guy like Luis Rivas is talked about in the media as possibly making the team and Scales isn't.
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IIRC, it's because Scales doesn't really play shortstop. (at least not any better than Fontenot or Miles)
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Neither does Rivas (but I guess that opinion is in the eye of the beholder). I really wish they would just figure out that they need some sort of solid defensive shortstop option.
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Rivas played 31 games at short for the Pirates just last year. Scales has never played short in his long minor league career.