Matt Carpenter working to become a second baseman
Matt Carpenter posted a promising .294/.365/.463 batting line last season for
the Cardinals but he was limited to just 64 starts because the positions he
currently knows how to play — first base, third base and the corner
outfielder spots — are taken in St. Louis. Which is why he was given a
homework assignment this offseason: learn second base.
And he has proven to be a hard-working student.
According to beat writer Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Carpenter is performing daily agility drills — like jumping rope — to
improve his foot quickness and has been taking grounders at second base at
least five days a week for over a month. His father is a high school baseball
coach in Texas and knows his way around a fungo bat.
“I want to win that job,” the younger Carpenter told Goold in a recent
phone interview. “And worst case, if I can only be adequate (at second
base), I could still get a few extra games out there and instead of 300
at-bats, I’ll get 400 at-bats. If I can earn their trust out there at
second, that’s possible.”
If Carpenter can pick up the position, Daniel Descalso will be shifted to
more of a utility role.
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