He is like a sponge, ... He is very receptive and has an outstanding work ethic. We have been working on little mechanical things, like knowing where the barrel of the bat is and trying not to work so hard to get a better swing, and it is making him a more productive hitter. I think he is turning into one of the better second basemen in the league.
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He's freaky strong. Third basemen -- and third base coaches -- tend to play deep on him.
I think he has the skills to do it, and if he works hard over the winter and next spring, he could be adequate enough to play the position. There are a lot of second basemen that don't turn the double play that well.
I told him he should give half of the Gold Glove to me for all the balls I threw in the dirt that he had to scoop up and made him look good. There's a lot of great first basemen in our league, but no one like Tex.