According to Aaron Gleeman on Twitter the Royce Lewis position dance has begun in AAA. Lewis is leading off for the Saints and playing 3B tonight. Let's see where things go from here I guess.

They will probably draw a circle in the dirt to show where he should stand. ?

 

11 minutes ago, Riverbrian said:

They will probably draw a circle in the dirt to show where he should stand. ?

 

I hope he can throw it all the way across the diamond.

It's called the Hot Corner.  That means it's harder playing there than shortstop, right?

With all the shifts going on, he'll be playing where the SS normally would play anyway. Give him some reps in LF too. 

2 hours ago, CRF said:

With all the shifts going on, he'll be playing where the SS normally would play anyway. Give him some reps in LF too. 

How about center? If Buck is only out there half of the time, Lewis could find a lot of starts in center field.

We have Celestino to play CF when Buxton is out. He's hitting .333/.387.404(.791). I'd like to get them both in the lineup with Lewis at 3B and Celestino in LF (CF when Buxton is out) and Larnach as the LF/DH. Larnach hits in the 6/7 hole and Lewis and Celestino hit 8 and 9, setting up Buxton, Correa, etc. Catcher hits 6 (Sanchez) or 7. Lineup is Buxton, Arraez, Correa, Polanco, Kepler, Sanchez/Jeffers, Larnach, Lewis, Celestino. Urshela is primary backup IF, Gordon primary backup OF with Garlick hitting as DH against LH pitching or to rest Kepler against LH pitching. Other bench bat is reserve Catcher. Sanchez or Kepler plays 1B against LH pitching. I'd actually think about leading off Arrraez, and moving Correa to the 2 with Buxton moving to 3.

3 hours ago, ashbury said:

It's called the Hot Corner.  That means it's harder playing there than shortstop, right?

It got that name when I played 3rd long ago. It was more of a nod to my physical attributes and appearance.

23 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

It got that name when I played 3rd long ago. It was more of a nod to my physical attributes and appearance.

Yet you still couldn't get to third base.

1 minute ago, Riverbrian said:

Yet you still couldn't get to third base.

THIRD?? I batted sub-Mendoza just getting to first. 

1 hour ago, USAFChief said:

It got that name when I played 3rd long ago. It was more of a nod to my physical attributes and appearance.

It got that name when you played 3rd long ago? Does that mean it has something to do with the invention of fire?

Royce was 0-5 today with four strikeouts. Maybe it’s time to send him to Wichita. 
 

 

 

 

 

I kid, I kid. 

You know, I think back a couple of months or so and I remember the jolt we all got out of signing Correa.  The talk then was that Lewis hadn't played hardly at all in 2 years and could use the year Correa is here to get back into shape and develop a little more.  Also, I heard a lot of clamoring for Miranda to be the 3rd baseman right out of spring training; he has done all he can in AAA and all that.  Celestino couldn't hit his weight last year, and I heard a lot of talk about giving him more time in AAA since he skipped it in coming up.  And don't forget how nice it was to get out from under Donaldson's contract so we could afford Correa.  What a difference a couple of months makes.    

12 hours ago, LA VIkes Fan said:

We have Celestino to play CF when Buxton is out. He's hitting .333/.387.404(.791). I'd like to get them both in the lineup with Lewis at 3B and Celestino in LF (CF when Buxton is out) and Larnach as the LF/DH. Larnach hits in the 6/7 hole and Lewis and Celestino hit 8 and 9, setting up Buxton, Correa, etc. Catcher hits 6 (Sanchez) or 7. Lineup is Buxton, Arraez, Correa, Polanco, Kepler, Sanchez/Jeffers, Larnach, Lewis, Celestino. Urshela is primary backup IF, Gordon primary backup OF with Garlick hitting as DH against LH pitching or to rest Kepler against LH pitching. Other bench bat is reserve Catcher. Sanchez or Kepler plays 1B against LH pitching. I'd actually think about leading off Arrraez, and moving Correa to the 2 with Buxton moving to 3.

Rec this. But don’t forget about Kiriloff.  He will be back. 

Put Lewis in left. Larnach has no clue on how to play the wall and the league now has figured out how to pitch him. He is lost at the plate. Lewis with his athleticism is already as good as any Leftfielder we put out there!!