“I know Matsui plays second, Tejada plays short,” Keppinger told reporters in Sarasota, Fla. “I don’t know who plays third base. I know Wiggington played there last year. Blum? I’m not sure, I have no idea. I’ll find out in a couple of days.”
Wade likes him because
“He doesn’t strike out a lot,” Wade added. “He’s a rare player who has more walks than strikeouts every season. He’s a contact hitter, a blue-collar player and he fits perfectly on our club.”
“I’m not prepared to say Chris Johnson is not going to make the club or anything of that nature,” Wade said. “I think we need to let this play out. But from the standpoint to be able to go out and find somebody who fits the role that Boone was going to fit and then some, I don’t think we could have done any better than Keppinger.” Link
A couple of days ago, 3/29
“There’s lot of different ways to go,” Wade said. “We don’t have to carry a pure shortstop because (Class AAA) Round Rock is only a couple of hours away, and if somebody goes down, other than (Miguel Tejada) getting a day off and putting Blum over there — we can grab somebody. We have some decisions to make.” Link
Tell it to David Newhan.