Bruce Levine

So even at AAA, they don't really have a shortstop of the quality they'll need to call up if somebody gets hurt.

Yeah, I mean, I don't think they would just grab Conforto and have him sit on the bench all year.

So that's probably a game-time situation that he'll have to make that lineup out.

And, you know, again, we know that Shaw is a number one pick, a guy that is moving positions, that will play all different positions.

Honestly, I hope it's Matt Shaw, nothing against Conforto, but...

If you're going to play at Wrigley Field and you're going to be able to accomplish playing that position, which is probably and arguably the toughest position in all of baseball because of the wall, the wind, the sun, the elements, I'd like to see him out there as much as possible, and that includes opening day.

But that's me.

That's certainly not counsel saying that Conforto is a left-handed bat that they'll like in the lineup.

We know Ballesteros is going to be the DH against Wrigley.

almost all, if not all, of the right-handed pitchers that they face.

So that's a situation that will be addressed probably.

We probably won't know until Wednesday or Thursday.

Well, Matt Shaw, and I heard you guys talking about it earlier in your show, playing the Ron Coomer piece from our show on Saturday, that he changed his batting style.

And he got rid of the leg kick that was so extreme.

And as Coom explained, keeping his head up rather than moving forward when he's swinging was all a part of that funky swing that

Had him all over the place most of the season last year, even though he was an 800 OPS guy the second time he came back.

There were still elements that were missing.

So they reworked the swing and he was hitting the ball hard all spring long.

Again, you don't put a lot of credence into the spring training numbers, but you do look at how players are reacting to instruction.

And it looked like he found a comfort zone and looked extraordinarily comfortable and well when he was out there on the field.