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Right. I think Law just took the few games Rendon played at second and used them as a lead in for the "persistent rumors." And is this case persistent rumors probably means "what I saw when I checked out Prospect Insider before I starting writing my bit on the Mariners."
For what it's worth, Baker called and asked Zduriencik about Ackley inleft. Zduriencik's replied, "We view Ackley as our second baseman going forward.''
Can't always take official statements at face value, but in this case I buy it and agree with your thinking.