Matt S (Chicago): When will Brett Wallace be in the majors, and what position will he be playing?
Kevin Goldstein: Next year maybe, and his position will be hitter. I still don't think he can play 3B.
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Bill (New Mexico): No offense intended, but your Brett Wallace answer is a copout. There's no "hitter" position in the NL; he'll have to field the ball somewhere, somehow. So does he play a tentative 3B, even more tentative LF, fester behind Pujols, or get flipped to the AL for something tasty once his one year of servitude is done?
Kevin Goldstein: I understand why Pujols plays 1B (health), but I'm not sure where else Wallace can end up. Not that St. Louis won't try.
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J.P. (Hartford): The Brett Wallace thing brings up the question, if he can absolutely mash, say .300/.380/.550 or something therabouts, at what point does his defensive liabilities cancel that out? Replacement level? Below?
Kevin Goldstein: It's a GREAT question, and not one I'm qualified to answer. It's like the Gamel/Braun question before. The reader says Braun's defense cost them the playoffs, but didn't his offense get them close in the first place?
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marjinwalker (Atlanta): Is Daryl Jones a top 50 prospect?
Kevin Goldstein: I don't THINK so, but I like him.
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