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There is a different angle to consider here. Namely, the M's have made Jack Wilson the IF captain. If he goes down, who is calling the shots? 3B is kind of out because no one is going to mistake Lopez for leadership material, let alone the cerebral type you want for that role. 2B is even more of a stretch than SS for that role. That leaves the club to captain the IF from the bench or lay it on the backup SS. If it's going to be the backup SS, he better be a guy that oozes leadership skills out of his pores or there are going to be problems. I'm sure Josh Wilson and Jack Hannahan are great guys, but they ain't that guy.