Thursday, March 18, 2021

Newsletter Excerpt, March 18, 2021 -- "NL Lineup Notes"

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"[Dylan] Carlson hasn’t been batting up high, but he has been playing. At a time when many teams are still messing around, Shildt has used a starting outfield of Carlson in right, Tyler O’Neill in left and Harrison Bader in center in four straight games and six of seven. The Dexter Fowler trade cleared the way for this group to play, and at least for now, they’re all playing."