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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 2569144, member: 2504"] As expected, John Toppa and Isaac Feldstein are the starting corner outfielders. Both are coming off injuries and surgery in the fall. The coaching staff expects big things from both of them. They want some more consistency from Feldstein, and some more extra base power from Toppa. Ben Maycock can also play the corner spots. As mentioned before, he could get time at Dan Hurley. A big power threat, the coaches at this point are looking for more consistency at the bat from him. Center field sounds like a jumble with no absolute frontrunner mentioned. Chris Winkel, Troy Stefanski, Anthony Nucerino, and jack of all trades Mike Woodworth all get mentions as possible center field candidates. The coaches like Stefanski's arm and defense in the outfield. The JUCO Woodworth is a versatile utility guy with good fundamentals who is a good defender at several positions, including center. Redshirt freshman Nucerino is coming off an ACL injury from last summer, but he is back from it. As for Winkel, the coaches love his combination of size, power and speed, and they like how his bat is coming along. Given his potential, I expect Winkel will at the very least get a good look in center early in the season to see if he can handle the job in the field and at the plate. [/QUOTE]