Russell Dorsey
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He is also a good defender at third base.
So it's not like you have that situation where nobody's a good defender and say, ah, well, he's above average there so we could just plug him.
So, yeah, they're going to have to do some work to find him at bats.
But for him, it behooves him to play all these positions or at least attempt to play all these positions to get himself in the lineup.
I think of a guy like Kike Hernandez who has made a career at whatever Dave Roberts needs him to do that day, he's going to do it.
Hey, I need you to play left today, he's going to play left.
I need you to play center, he plays center.
I need you to come in and play third base defensively and come in for Max Muncy late in games, he'll do it.
If Mookie Betts needs a day off...
And Miguel Rojas isn't playing like, hey, play short, play second base.
It's a blowout.
I need somebody to jump on the mound and save the bullpen.
Like he's done that and made a lot of money in the big leagues doing that.
Also, he hits against left handed pitching.
And when the postseason gets there, he takes his game to another level.
So there's a benefit of having guys that not only have the ability to do that, but also provide value in other ways.
Yeah, I think forβwith Shaw, the draft positioning is always going to be a part of his story while he is in Chicago.
Now, I'm not saying they're just going to move him for nothing.
But while he is a member of the Chicago Cubs, that's always going to be a part of, well, he was a first-round draft pick, and you want a first-round draft pick to be a utility guy?