This is a day I was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with. Angel Berroa has been recalled by Kansas City. Now we have two shortstops who don't hit for average or get on base often, and who commit too many errors in the field. But Pena is younger, has much better range, and I'd much rather see him playing short nearly every day as opposed to seeing Berroa there.
Perhaps Berroa will fill in at second and or third since he's been logging time at both positions in Omaha this season. I don't know, but I do know that our defense took another hit when Ross Gload went on the DL and Bell announced that Sweeney and Gordon are planning to split time at first base until Ryan Shealy returns. On the days that Gordon is playing first, Esteban German will probably play third, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Berroa get a start or two there as well.
Imagine the possibility of this infield some Sunday afternoon:
1B--Alex Gordon
2B--Angel Berroa
SS--Tony Pena
3B--Esteban German
Throw Billy Butler in left field and we've got ourselves an adventure.
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