BillJ (White Rock): Odds on Brett Wallace sticking at 3B? Changed by the Futures game?
Kevin Goldstein: How can one game and one play change his odds?
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cardsfan89 (St. Louis): I've heard Daryl Jones comped to Denard Span. Does that seem close?
Kevin Goldstein: Not crazy about it.
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BillJ (White Rock): OK, I get that one game "shouldn't" impact the evaluation of Brett Wallace's (or anyone else's) defense, even if it's the Futures game. So maybe my real question is: DOES the Futures game have that kind of effect? Are there scouts there who overvalue it?
Kevin Goldstein: None that I know of. It's a great opportunity to see a TON of guys in one day, but that's about it. Obviously see Matt Latos throw three times in real games this year is going to tell you far more than one inning on Sunday.
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jbuofm (peoria): Have you seen Brett Wallace enough to have an opinion if he will or can stay at third base?
Kevin Goldstein: I haven't seen him enough, but scouts I talk to certainly have, and they tend to lean towards no. I still think you could see him come up there. He doesn't make embarrassing errors all day -- he actually has soft hands and a decent arm, it's just that he has the range of a lawn ornament. That's the thing that could help him. If he boots a ball, people go crazy; if a ball gets by him that any other third baseman would get to, people don't notice as much.
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