What do y’all think of converting Yuli to a Utility man for 2023?

He can realistically play first (obviously), Left, and in short spurts he can probably handle third perfectly fine.

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He could probably get away with playing 2B a few times a year as well.

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This would help retain a player with a lot of Baseball knowledge, and also let him get off his feet more.

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We may also see a resurgence in rate stats if we reduce his workload a little.

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We could still sign a 1B, or opt to give Yainer Diaz / JJ Mattijevic / Hensley (I think he can play first) a shot at it.

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Yuli likely would cost about $5MM for a 1 year deal, and I'm not too in love with the idea of Aledmys Diaz being re-signed because he is so inconsistent.

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This would also give us kind of a safety net in case any of the young guys struggle too much.

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After turning it on in the post season, I'd hate to see us let Yuli walk. But there are also so many other options at first I fell like we may regret committing to him over the other options.