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Or maybe they wanted to play some guys....but it does seem odd to PR for the guy in the 6th inning. Will see, I suppose.
We remain, with the Segura Freeman switch, in a situation whre we only have one "real" bench IF, and that is Motter. If you can call him a benchy, that is. But because of that, Valencia adds a bit of flexibility as he can go play 3B. His role is now really as the Ute guy, and a bench bat. You guys know how I hate a situation where you only have one reserve IF, so I'm OK with Valencia for a bit. Until Tyler Smith bats his way up here! The kid is a gamer. :) Or O'Malley is ready. Take your pick.
If we evr jettison the 8-man pen, then we can sort of do both.