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Always possible that Bushling may see more time at 2B as well. I would think that if Padilla keeps producing on offense, he will continue to get starts at shortstop. The emergence of Padilla moves Bushling to other spots in the infield.
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I understand practices count, but this is the point I’ve been making from the beginning. At no point this season has Smith proven that he’s a better player to have at Second than Fedko was the last three years. Maybe he’s proven it in practice. Maybe if we give Fedko enough ABs we find he isn’t as good as he was. I have no problem with 4 year starters being beaten out for playing time, but you would think they really have to be beaten out to be taken out o the lineup.
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The other question that has to be asked is whether Kevin Ferrer is hurt. Because while we have at least nine starters for the 8 non-Catcher positions, he’s playing far too well to not be in the lineup at least some of the time.
By the same token, the coaches have had the opportunity to watch Christian Fedko and his defense at 2B during his time at UConn. It would seem that would factor into any decision to play Fedko in the field as well. I would think the coaching staff has a good idea of Fedko's strengths and weaknesses at this point.
I will note that In the preseason position player interview with Coach Hourigan, it was said that Fedko potentially could see time at either D.H. or 2B, so I would certainly never rule out the possibility of Christian playing in the field entirely.
One thing for certain, if you are a bench player at UConn and you get a chance to play, it really helps that you come out of the box producing right away. You do that, and it seems that you will be given additional chances. Bryan Padilla has certainly taken advantage of is chance to play this season, we will see how long he can run with it.
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