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Seth Smith has to go, obviously.
Danny Valencia, we all assumed, was to be the 1B. But take a look at the guy. Maybe Dipoto sees that he's built more like Carlos Beltran and Jose Bautista than Brett Butlrr.
It won't surprise me a'tall if DiPoto sees something with Valencia as a corner outfielder that works for him. Maybe he plays back a little more or something and he's a serviceable OF. I sure like him more than Guillermo Heredia in LF, for example.
So Napoli as a starting 1B and DH while Cruz is in RF. Vogelbach could start the season in AAA with Valencia or Freeman etc. taking a day at 1B and delaying Vogelbach's clock a little bit. He didn't earn a starting position, yet, did he?