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    Freddie to third base??

    Heard the Braves are toying with the idea.

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    Can FF field ground balls right now?

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    Maybe put Incerte at Catcher?

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    The goal should be to have as many players out of position as possible. Adams to RF. Markakis to 1B. Freddie to 3b. Profit.

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    Have a clue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The goal should be to have as many players out of position as possible. Adams to RF. Markakis to 1B. Freddie to 3b. Profit.
    I certainly would have never thought of moving your all star 1st baseman, but it was reported that the Braves are considering it.

    http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/237660364/braves-freddie-freeman-could-play-third-base/

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    Freeman would catch all the balls he could get to. All 6 of them in 2017.

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    What does it matter? The braves aren't gonna be a playoff team this year, so why not try it? Worst case is FF sucks there and we move him back to 1b

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    He was a 3B in high school I think but I doubt he has the range to play over there unless it's an emergency.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    What does it matter? The braves aren't gonna be a playoff team this year, so why not try it? Worst case is FF sucks there and we move him back to 1b
    This is actually rationale. Why not find out? Give Adams a full year and if freeman can't play third you trade Adams tgis offseason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    What does it matter? The braves aren't gonna be a playoff team this year, so why not try it? Worst case is FF sucks there and we move him back to 1b
    The worst case scenario is that the Braves most valued player gets hurt trying to play 3b.

    Not that big of a deal I guess.

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    You only make this move for the lol's. Maybe last game of the year. Let's move Incierte to catcher, Adams to short, Markakis to 2nd just for game 162.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pugfan View Post
    Maybe put Incerte at Catcher?
    He does have a better arm than Flowers.
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    The Braves have spent years getting the worst production imaginable from 3b, and now this idea occurs to them? It has to be leverage to jack up the price on Adams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The worst case scenario is that the Braves most valued player gets hurt trying to play 3b.

    Not that big of a deal I guess.
    The risk of injury is higher at 1B!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The worst case scenario is that the Braves most valued player gets hurt trying to play 3b.

    Not that big of a deal I guess.
    He got hurt hitting this time. We should use him strictly as a defensive replacement to limit injury potential

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    Have to wonder...would they have kept him at 3rd if Chipper wasn't there. The same thing they are doing with Austin Riley in reverse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
    What a dumb idea. Not only is his range already bad for a 1b, but he also throws LH. Has there even been a LH 3b since Mattingly?

    I guess if by some miracle he's ok defensively then his value would increase tremendously as an elite hitting third basemen.
    FrEddie throws with his right hand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    FrEddie throws with his right hand.
    Brain fart.

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    I would love for Freddie to take pregame infield at third just to fuel this foolishness.

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