Bernie: Piscotty gets a spin on first base carousel - STLtoday.com
The Cardinals have promoted their top hitting prospect, Stephen Piscotty . He'll presumably have a chance to put in a claim for first base. If you're wondering if general John Mozeliak's call to Piscotty means he won't be making calls to other GMs in search of a first baseman. It makes sense to see what Piscotty can do as the Cardinals ponder their roster composition before the trade deadline. After recently moving from right field to first base to prep for his first major-league assignment, Piscotty apparently made a relatively smooth transition. He played some first base at Stanford and was drafted as a third baseman. Here's why: beginning with Tuesday night's game against the White Sox in Chicago, the Cardinals have only 10 games before the buzzer sounds on the July 31 trade deadline. If Mozeliak plans to use an evaluation of Piscotty as part of his decision-making process on what to do about first base, there simply isn't much time. Even if he starts nine or 10 games at first base — and does very well — can the Cards bank on it. We've seen kids come up from the minors (infielder Bo Hart ) and shoot line drives and extra-base hits all over the yard. and then reality sets in. In his first 23 big-league games, n 2003, Hart batted. Source: www.stltoday.com
