Donnie Football

They forced A-Rod to play third base.

That's how that went.

I've long said that Derek Jeter, not to get on this rant, but Jeter is, as a fielder, one of the more overrated shortstops of all time.

Yeah, I mean, hell of a hitter, without question.

Extremely clutch in big moments, but fielding-wise, one of the more overrated defensive players that...

we have seen in Major League Baseball in the last 30 years.

That's the only reason why Alex Rodriguez had to move to third base.

He was the best shortstop on the Yankees roster in the mid-2000s, and it wasn't close.

But to the point there from the godfather about O'Neal Cruz potentially moving from center field to third base after he already moved from shortstop to center field, I don't want to keep doing that to the guy.

I really don't.

Do you wonder, will he ever become a good defensive player?

Maybe if you just let the guy play the position you put him in.

Don't pull the plug so quickly.

I'm going to keep the guy out in center field.

We know their defense is not going to be good this year.

Especially in the outfield with how things are shaping up.

Reynolds, O'Hearn, Cruz.

But I don't want to keep changing the position of a guy that I don't want to say shouldn't be messed with, but let's just cool the waters there.

Calm the waters.

Because