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#31995	03/18/2016 5:15:06 am
5L1NK Joined: 06/10/2015 Posts: 291 Farmington Hills Cardinals Legends	Need a recommendation here. When i first claimed De Vries, I saw him as nothing more than a 4th outfielder. Today i was looking over where i could put him in the long term as i have acquired two outfielding prospects with way better hitting skills. I'm not too confident in my knowledge of fielding ratings, which is why i ask, should i train him to be a first baseman instead? or keep him as an outfielder? I've got a soft spot for the guy cause he's on the aruban national team so dropping him would not be in my interests.

#31996	03/18/2016 5:37:42 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2236 New York Lancers V.4	To me, a 4th OF type should be able to hit or field (if not both), and De Vries doesn't appear particularly capable of either. I have a 7 Fielding 1B myself - he's made 2 errors in 6 games, not a good ratio, which is why he's a backup. On top of that, De Vries has only gained 9 SI in the best part of four seasons, suggesting he's never going to amount to much, unless he picks up some huge gains when he makes the majors. I have a 4th OF type in Kobayashi, but because he's an 'amazing fielder', 'really quick' with a good range and arm I've been starting him at SS in AAA, because I have so little depth there. IMO, that's what a 4th OF should look like. I don't have high expectations for De Vries, but maybe some of the more experienced guys see him differently.

#31998	03/18/2016 5:42:33 am
Haselrig Joined: 04/13/2014 Posts: 2790 Novi Doubledays III.4	I think that's spot on. Having a non-hitter at 1st is a liability and he's mediocre as a OF prospect though that is likely his best fit. He'd be a quick cut for me if I had anybody at either position I liked better.

#32029	03/18/2016 11:13:28 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9588 Haverhill Halflings III.1	De Vries would be fine at 1B or maybe even a (poor fielding) backup 2B. But as pointed out by others I don't think he has the hitting skills to make it. For 1B and OF you should have better hitters. For 2B it would only make sense if he was a really good fielder or a really good hitter, which he isn't either. Updated Friday, March 18 2016 @ 11:14:55 am PDT