March 14th, 2015 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka It’s a saying as old as time itself: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In other words, if something is working – especially if it is working well – why on earth would you try to change it? Yet for reasons that only they know, there are those who always try to fix what clearly isn’t broken.
Over the past several months, actually even the past several years, there has been and continues to be talk of eventually moving top Dodgers shortstop prospect Corey Seager over to third base. To this the obvious burning question is: Why? Why would you even entertain the thought of taking an above average shortstop and moving him to a position that he is unfamiliar at, with absolutely no guarantees that he would be above average at it?
Without question the number one reason why so many baseball “experts” believe that Seager doesn’t belong at shortstop is because of his height. Seager, who turns 21 on April 27, stands 6′ 4″ and weighs 215 pounds. And while history has shown that this is unusually large for a shortstop, it’s working and it’s working exceptionally well.
In Thursday night’s 1-0 win over the Padres, Dodgers shortstop prospect Corey Seager made a dazzling stop, spun and made a perfect throw to nail Jedd Gyorko at first base. (Photo credit – Jon SooHoo)
Having been blessed to watch Seager first hand for over a year when he was with the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, I can assure you that him being a first-round draft pick as a shortstop was no fluke. And even though he struggled during his first month at this higher level of play in late July and August of 2013, he absolutely had it dialed in during the first few months of the 2014 season – so much so, in fact, that he was promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts shortly after the mid-season All-Star break.
Since being drafted by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft, Seager has only received the following awards and honors:
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE ALL-PROSPECT TEAM
- 2014
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE RISING STARS
- 2013
- 2014
MILB.COM ORGANIZATION ALL-STAR
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
BASEBALL AMERICA SOUTHERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR
- 2014
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE MID-SEASON ALL-STAR
- 2014
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE POST-SEASON ALL-STAR
- 2014
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
- 2014
FUTURES GAME SELECTION
- 2014
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- 5/26/2014
LOS ANGELES DODGERS CO-MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- 2014
It bears mentioning – although you undoubtedly already figured it out – that Seager earned every one of these prestigious honors and awards as a shortstop. In fact, in the 256 minor league games that Seager has played in, he played third base exactly once – that during his first week with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2013.
Please, Andrew… Please, Farhan… Please, Don…
It ain’t broke.
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What’s your take on how long it will be before he is ready to play in “The Show” every day Ron?
Heaven forbid, barring a lengthy injury to Jimmy Rollins, Seager will probably be a September 1 call-up in 2015. Should Rollins suffer a short-term (15-day DL-type) injury, Mattingly will probably have Justin Turner or Darwin Barney fill in for Rollins – that is, if Barney even makes the Dodgers 25-man roster because of the Alex Guerrero dilemma.
I think it would be a real shame if Barney doesn’t make the 25-man roster because of that ridiculous Guerrero clause.
RT @Think_BlueLA: New: It ain’t broke, so don’t fix it – Leave Corey Seager at shortstop – http://t.co/zSxGThHB9q #Dodgers
Same height as Cal Ripkin although heavier.
I expect his move to third base now will come later in his career to preserve some wear and tear on his body. His weight may be a factor although I do expect he will maintain an optimum playing weight.
Although I agree and think that Corey Seager looks good at shortstop, regardless of his height, I’m thinking it may correspond to what becomes of Uribe, Rollins and maybe even Kendrick.
You left out the most significant name of all – Alex Guerrero.
Im not sure if Rick Monday was just kidding when he said that the Dodgers could keep Guerrero on the major league roster but keep him off the 40 man roster.
That is impossible, Joe.
@pedromoura Like this? – It ain’t broke, so don’t fix it – Leave Corey Seager at shortstop – http://t.co/yiKM8gCjGO