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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 3740117, member: 2504"] Of the three guys I mentioned, I would consider Ben Maycock to have the longest odds on taking over the third outfield spot in the spring. Like I said I’ve always thought he has some interesting potential with his power and speed, but he needs to get his strikeouts under control to get out onto the field, and he hasn’t done that yet in his time in a UConn uniform. I also consider Kevin Ferrer to be a pretty interesting candidate for that spot as well. One thing to remember is that this seems to be a pretty deep UConn team both on the mound and out on the field, so there are a lot of guys who could end up playing or end up coming off the bench depending on what happens. I’m not taking anything away from Erik Stock. He was terrific at the bat in his 8 starts in the shortened spring season. But to me 8 games in baseball is not a real long time span. Still, Stock had a big hot streak in that short time period, and that would have to count in his favor. Anyone who hits like that on a consistent basis is going to find his way out on the field. I have no idea how Stock did during the fall ball season, but from what I recall Stock did not do all that well with the bat in summer ball. I do disagree with your seeming assertion that fall ball practice and scrimmages mean nothing. I think most coaches would say that playing time in real games is earned in practice, whether it is in fall ball or at other times of the year. Given the depth of this team, I would think there is going to be some interesting competition for playing time in the field this spring. I’m guessing the most likely starters for the coming season would be Chris Winkel and Kyler Fedko in the outfield, Reggie Crawford at 1B (I should note that Crawford did not have a good summer at the plate either, but considering his talent and ability I would be surprised if he does not start in the spring), Christian Fedko at 2B, and Pat Winkel behind the plate. There has been a lot of praise this fall ball season for Ciarran Devenney, and from the interviews with the coaching staff that I have listened to it would seem that he is going to get some time at D.H. when he isn’t giving Pat Winkel a break at catcher. All in all, it is going to be interesting to see how playing time sorts itself out in the spring, as there could be some real surprises. For instance, it would seem that Andy Hague with his big fall ball performance is probably the leading candidate to be the starting shortstop if and when the spring season starts, which could end up pushing Zach Bushling over to 3B. [/QUOTE]

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