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From Baker:
 
--- Alex Liddi has played first a few times of late, but Wedge said he will be at third tomorrow and Saturday. He said part of the reason he has played first is "just to get him in the lineup. We are a little thin on first basemen here in camp and I want him to get comfortable over there and he has. That ball (he made an error on) was scorched yesterday but I mean he's getting different types of plays over there that will help him get more comfortable over there. It's only going to help him now you've got a guy can go first and third and (Vinnie) Catricala can go third and left field. It's just a positive. We still look at him (Liddi) as a first baseman and Catricala as well.''
--- Asked how Liddi has improved at the plate, Wedge said: "He's shorter with his swing and he's seeing the ball a little bit better. The ball really jumps off his bat as it does with Catricala. .. and I like the way he's moving at third base, too.''

The two bolded sentences don't really make sense together.  "Vinne and Alex can both play positions other than 3B to increase their overall comfort and get them both in the lineup together.  BTW, both are viewed as first basemen."
I feel like that's gotta be a misprint or a mis-statement, because it makes much more sense that both are viewed as 3B.
Especially since Vinnie is almost exclusively playing third.
~G

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