CJ Cron and 3b

[UndertheHalo]

I would be interested to know the thoughts of some of you who may be more familiar with his defensive abilities.  From what I understand, he has a good arm but crappy range.  Sounds like a 3b to me ! Is this a possibility ? I would certainly be good with letting him take some AB's from the great David Freese.  Of course I still remember the catastrophe that was the Mark Trumbo 3b experiment....it haunts me...... Anyway, would we be looking at a repeat of that or does he have a chance to be decent ?  Would be nice to figure out a way to consistently get his bat into the line up and see if he cant continue to develop plate discipline with every day AB's.  Plus we could potentially finally plug the black hole that is the Angel 3b.  Thoughts and comments ! ?

 

 

On an entirely different topic, Im also a pretty big advocate of trading Kendrick and letting Green try and lock down 2b.

 

 

My thoughts for the night. 

Edited June 7, 2014 by UndertheHalo

[arch stanton]

Playing 3B isn't just about range. I don't think Cron has the footwork or lateral quickness to ever be more than a part time 1B.

[markb]

Cron is a statue at first, I don't even want to imagine the shenanigans that would ensue if he tried to play third. 

[moccasin]

My wish is that Iannetta moves to 3rd base. He has a good accurate arm, and his movement isn't that bad either.

If he can play C/3B, we won't have to sacrifice the DH spot when one of them are injured.

[Chuck]

My wish is that Iannetta moves to 3rd base. He has a good accurate arm, and his movement isn't that bad either.

If he can play C/3B, we won't have to sacrifice the DH spot when one of them are injured.

I've seen Iannetta take grounders at 3B up here at Safeco Field. He looked really good.

[Angelsjunky]

Bad memories of Mark Trumbo.

[eaterfan]

Why do people think anyone who hits for power but can't play defense should be moved to 3rd? It's a really really important defensive position. It's not 1B. There are a ton of chances there and a lot of tough plays. Obviously if a player is good enough offensively he can make up for the shortcomings on the defensive side and still be valuable but IMO Cron has to be a .900+ OPS guy to make the defensive shortcomings worth it. I'm sure if Big Papi were on this team guys would want to stick him at 3rd.

[RePLAY]

he misses a bunch of dives at first...highly doubt he can handle third. 

[ukyah]

3b is not in his future.

[rageous]

Only person that should be moved to third is green. But I don't know if he has the arm strength for it though.

[bloodbrother]

This guy is strictly a 1B/DH, or really, a DH. Have you seen him at 1B? His reactions are slow and his range is non-existent. Moving him to 3B would be worse than the Mark Trumbo experiment

[Lhalo]

I've seen Iannetta take grounders at 3B up here at Safeco Field. He looked really good.

Interesting.

[UndertheHalo]

well, this appears to be a terrible idea. 

[Angelsfirst]

"On an entirely different topic, Im also a pretty big advocate of trading Kendrick and letting Green try and lock"

Couldn't agree more

Edited June 7, 2014 by Angelsfirst

[Docwaukee]

as I mentioned in the chat, Cron would be a much better fielder if he could get the mason jars off his hands

 

PLINK!

 

damn

 

PLINK!

 

DAMN

[Guest]

Why do people think anyone who hits for power but can't play defense should be moved to 3rd? It's a really really important defensive position. It's not 1B. There are a ton of chances there and a lot of tough plays. Obviously if a player is good enough offensively he can make up for the shortcomings on the defensive side and still be valuable but IMO Cron has to be a .900+ OPS guy to make the defensive shortcomings worth it. I'm sure if Big Papi were on this team guys would want to stick him at 3rd.

Agreed. Cron would have to be Miguel Cabrera behind the plate to make this idea have merit, and even then I'm not so sure. Cron would be far, far worse at 3B defensively than Cabrera was. 

[YouthofToday]

Cron is a DH. He isn't even a MLB 1B. Trying him at 3B sounds like Tony Reagins mischief to me.

[Mark68]

Cron at third would make Trumbo at third look like Adrian Beltre.

[ELEVEN]

Crons range as fielder extends to about wherever he can fall over in either direction.

[nate]

My favorite thing about AW is the constant posts assuming 1Bman can also play 3B.

[YouthofToday]

Can Pujols play 3B? Perhaps Trout could?

Hey, we are still paying Wells this year, he did play 3B for an inning with the Bombers!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Only person that should be moved to third is green. But I don't know if he has the arm strength for it though.

thats kind of my hope. Wasnt he drafted as a SS?

[Skankhunt42]

I second giving Ianetta a shot. I know he isn't the best catcher in the world but he is trained to react quick being a catcher and if he can throw from the dish to second from his knees, he should be able to make the throw to 1st. If Pablo Sandoval's fat ass can convert from catcher to 3rd, most catchers should be able to.

[tdawg87]

I see Angelswin still has an unhealthy obsession with the 3B position.