re: Hurd announced as the opening day starter

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There’s a difference in telling a player “hey you’re better than anyone else we got. You’re going to start” and outright promising a spot that you brought in 2 other players to compete for.

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I think you are right about pitchers. They are too inconsistent to be promised a starting spot. But Tommy White and Jacob Berry absolutely wanted to proved they could be third basemen. I’d bet they were flat-out promised.