Alex Cora
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We've been through this before.
So the kid was good last year at third base.
In the minor leagues, he played second.
He played in the middle of the diamond.
We know that.
He's comfortable with it.
We believe that Marcelo can play second, short, and third, too.
And obviously, there's roster construction, which is important.
No, there's a lot and you know, when Marcelo, like I said yesterday or two days ago, you know,
We'll give him the baton, but he has to run.
If he wants to be the starting second baseman in Cincinnati, there's a lot of work to do.
It's not a given that he's second baseman or third baseman for this team.
There's a lot of things that he needs to show us this spring, and we expect him to do that because he's that talented.
But at the same time, there's a lot of guys here that can do the job.
Was important for him.
There's a lot.
I mean, baseball, baseball related.
He wasn't great offensively last year.
He'll be the first one to tell you that.
Defensively, he was excellent.