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Mailbag: Alonso in a starting role? | reds.com: News
Reds beat reporter Mark Sheldon answers fans' questions
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
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Yonder Alonso had a decent stay in Hawaii Winter Baseball. Is it so far-fetched to think he could come on strong and allow the Reds to move Joey Votto to left field?
-- Charles S., Broken Arrow, Okla.
No chance that happens to start 2009. Yes, Alonso played well in Hawaii and batted over .300 in around 100 at-bats. But he missed most of the summer and played all of six games at Class A Sarasota after signing as a first-round Draft pick. All signs indicate Alonso will compete for the first-base job at Double-A Carolina, and if he doesn't get it, he'll go back to Sarasota. And I've indicated this before -- I'm not in the camp with those that believe Votto should be moved to left field.
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First-round Draft pick Yonder Alonso batted over .300 in Hawaii Winter Baseball. (AP)
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