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I just don't see it with Tui. I would love to hand him 3B for September, but I see a Hall/Hannahan platoon at 3B next year, and I see Beltre getting consistent play down the stretch this year. The recent comments at the USSM event about not being sold Tui can handle 3B is not good news. If he's pushed to the outfield, he pretty much is useless to Seattle given the emergence of Saunders, Ichiro showing no sign of decline, and Mr. Ackley now being in the fold.
I just have a hard time envisioning Tui's role in Seattle for 2010 and beyond if they don't believe he can handle 3B defensively.
But I'm with you Doc on the guys potential. I love the makeup. I just wonder how limited defensively he is. I would think a super athlete like Matt would be improving quickley each and every day in that department, but without being in Tacoma, I have no idea what the deal with that is.