Cabby at 1st base

Why are people surprised by this? First time I looked at the kid I thought he looked more like the prototypical first baseman. After all how big was Frank Howard for the old Washington Senators (now the Rangers) and Boog Powell for Baltimore? He has got to be a better First base candidate than say.. Pudge! (sorry Pudge)

Even Sean Casey is taller and more robust than say Brandon Inge or Polanco. Both of whom are well suited size wise for where they play. Throughout baseball history its always been the taller, larger specimens played first base. The times I watched Cabby at third he always looked like a fish out of water.

On the flip side, Guillen at third is not the best choice either. It actually makes me wonder. I think I'll do a little search after I post this and see how much time Renteria has spent at third.. Maybe then Skip will move Rent to third and put Carlos back at his real position of Short!