Alex Cora
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And him and Kiyoshi and the group, JJ in the training room, they push hard, and he was about to start taking swings.
How realistic it was for him to play, I don't know, but
I saw him on a daily basis pushing forward, and that caught my attention.
The offseason was great.
With him, it's going to take time to see him grow into a big dude because he's so tall and lanky, right?
But he's stronger now.
He can play second.
He can play short.
He can play third.
We'll protect him against lefties.
I talked to him about it.
I know he wants to, and he will.
He will at one point.
When?
We don't know.
So just a good defender, a good player, and I'm excited about him.
Nothing is given here.
Obviously last year wasn't great for him offensively, but it's part of the process and he understands that.
But we have some capable players here that can play second base most of the time too.
So out of respect of the whole group and obviously understanding that there's certain things that he needed to do.