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there have been a number of rumors going around that his conditioning and work ethic have been poor, and that he's pretty much a 1B from here out.
That's the kind of back-channel shtick that you can only get from the JFro...
Writing off a 19-year-old* on maturity issues would be pretty weird, and like we say, the HQ opinion is that DeJesus has Beltre-like hands at third ... therefore the complaints about 1B-only have the scent of emotional overreaction IMHO...
Even if DeJesus were lazy, which does *not* synch with his being a gifted defender, he would hardly be the only lazy youngster around ...
Fascinating tidbit Jay.