re: The ATL Thread Offseason Thread

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“Obviously with the year he had, we have no reason to believe he can’t be the every-day guy going forward next year at third base,” general manager Alex Anthopoulos said.

“That doesn’t mean that we’ll rule out something if something presents itself. (He) really emerged as the year went on,” Anthopoulos said. “The fact he can play short, second, move around just gives more value to us.”

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“He was awesome when he started the season,” Anthopoulos said of Riley. “Got up to Gwinnett, had the three home run game. Tailed off for a bit, missed time. Came back and really played well at the end. That’s what I’ve been told about him. He starts off slow when he goes to a new level and eventually he’ll just adjust and get better.

“The fact he turned 21 at the start of the season, the plus defense, the makeup I heard before I got here was off the charts. It just continued. We’re very, very high on him and very excited about him. He’ll develop mentally, we’ll continue to get him at-bats and see where it goes.”

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