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"Punting" defense -
If the M's put Wells in CF and Carp in LF, they would still have Gold Glovers up the middle, at SS and C, as well as in RF. They would probably have solid defenders at 2B, 1B, and perhaps 3B. Their DH would play as good a defense as anybody.
We used "punting" a little facetiously. This plan would involve playing two guys, Wells and Carp, at positions they've played competently.
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I agree that there is a lot of impetus towards finding good defensive players. The idea here was to think for a brief moment about --- > alternatives to the most-common paradigm. ;- )