Dbacks sign LF Kubel from ztwins

[BC867]

Has the team made any statements about this?

This is kind of weird. I would hate to see Parra go...my favorite part of baseball is the outfield assist.

Here is what AzCentral reported about GM Kevin Towers' plan.

At the same time, Towers looked at what Kubel's addition could mean to the Diamondbacks lineup. He sees it looking something like this (assuming Drew's healthy): Drew, Hill, Montero, Upton, Goldschmidt, Kubel, Young, Roberts.

"That's a pretty good lineup," Towers said.

I read that elsewhere, but Towers had Upton third and Montero cleanup, as it was last season.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/dia...diamondbacks-outfielder-jason-kubel-deal.html

 

[Gaddabout]

Has the team made any statements about this?

Why Upton was moved to the outfield? Back when he was in the minors.

 

[overseascardfan]

Why Upton was moved to the outfield? Back when he was in the minors.

Because Justin was blocked by Drew and they felt he would make it faster to the bigs if he switched to OF.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Why Upton was moved to the outfield? Back when he was in the minors.

Sorry...bad post on my part.

I was wondering if the team made a statement about the Kubel signing. Like, "We expect him to play X position and bat in the Y spot in the lineup."

 

[Gaddabout]

Because Justin was blocked by Drew and they felt he would make it faster to the bigs if he switched to OF.

Yep, but Upton wasn't going to be an infielder in any situation.