The White Sox have open spots at two starting fielding positions, second base and center field. The candidates for these spots according to most major media are Chris Getz, Brent Lillibridge, Jayson Nix, Jerry Owens, and Brian Anderson. But rather than picking two of these guys to fill these spots, there's a better option which doesn't even involce a guy mentioned in those candidates. That would be Gordon Beckham.
Beckham was the Sox first pick in last years draft. He's a 22 year old shortstop from the University of Georgia. So far this spring Beckham has hit 2 home runs and a double in 13 AB's and has not struck out once.
So I propose that he be the starting shortstop. So where does that leave Alexei? Centerfield? Second base? That's up to our original candidates to decide. Rather than having 2 spots for 5 guys, why not utilize Alexei's versatility and open up the competition to more players?
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