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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4328999, member: 2504"] No question in my mind, the move of making Padilla a regular in the lineup was big this season. The move of Padilla to shortstop took Zach Bushling off that position. Bushling's game certainly has positive qualities, but his defense wasn't a big strength at SS. Putting Padilla in at SS very much improved the defensive play at that position for UConn. That isn't to say Padilla didn't make mistakes in the field, but UConn was better off having him play the position. As Padilla grew into the position and got used to playing regularly, the UConn infield started turning double plays, something that was pretty rare early in the season. Certainly helped that over the course of the season Padilla provided good offense as well to the lineup. No question in my mind that Bushling was better off at 3B, it is something I have thought and mentioned on these baseball threads pretty much ever since Bushling became a regular in the UConn lineup. [/QUOTE]