The trade of Aaron Hill for Jean Segura leaves the Diamondbacks with a glut of players on the middle infield. Dave Stewart gives his take on Segura or Nick Ahmed at shortstop:
“Jean Segura is a guy we can hit at the top of the order if we chose to, and with the opportunity to make a move like that, we felt we would do it.”
Will he be the starting shorstop? “We always like to look at our camps as a competitive camp. We want to make sure that we don’t overlook the job Nick Ahmed did for us defensively last year. When all’s said and done, the guy the plays the best will get the job.”
Segura, however, will get the bulk of the playing time at short in spring training. If Ahmed plays, it appears he’ll need to improve his offense:
Can you see Nick Ahmed playing 2B? “It’s difficult for me to make a comment on that. We’ll have to get into spring training and see… I know Nick has been working on some things this winter, and has the capability to be a better offensive player for us.”
I don’t quite understand why Stewart thinks Segura is a top of the order hitter. He had a good year in 2013, getting on base at a .329 clip. In the two years since, since OBP is .285 with little power. He will play 2016 as a 26 year old, so he’s still in his prime, but it looks like the league adjusted to him after 2013 and Segura never answered the adjustment. That’s not a good sign.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/20ieTPG
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