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Regarding Saunders - he plays LF for me, with Ackley at 2B, and Lopez at 3B, Matt Tuiasosopo sharing time at LF and 3B -- and then three of the four will rise to the top (with perhaps Lopez being traded).
If Ackley can play the infield, that's where he's moving for me.   All of the permutations -- over the unforseeable next 5 years -- are easier when you have an All-Star (if that's what he's going to be) at a glove position.
I don't think anybody knows what the best 9-man lineup is with Ackley, Saunders, Tui .... Carp & other young players ... but Ackley, 2B makes all variations better in the long term.
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If Ackley's going right to LF, then I guess Saunders has about 100-300 more AB's to show he's an impact player, or he gets Balentien'ed out of here.