Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 13, 2006
Little Brothers

With Stephen Drew looking great at shortstop for the Diamondbacks, Arizona converted Justin Upton to a centerfielder:

Drafted as a shortstop, Upton underwent a crash course in center field and said he began to feel more comfortable at the position as the season wore on. Howell says one of Upton's main focuses this fall has been his routes on fly balls.

Upton knows he wore down during the season. He said he came in weighing 218 pounds and ended the season at 205.

"I'll be the first one to admit that around mid-August I got real tired," he said. "I just couldn't get the bat going. That's something you learn, like what kind of shape I have to come back in to play outfield. It's tough carrying that weight and having to run such long distances in the outfield."

If Upton develops as they expect, it looks like the Diamondbacks will be strong up the middle for a long time.


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