This Will Present A Problem For The Giants Next Year

As you may or may not have heard, Pedro Feliz is now an EX- Giant.




That's right, Pedro Feliz has apparently inked a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies to play 3rd base for them next year.

Now, as a long time, die-hard Giants' fan, I'm glad to see Feliz go. Maybe somewhere else he can be the player we kept hoping, praying, and begging him to be. (I kind of find it interesting that some are saying that this will be a step in production from the 3rd base position for the Phillies. I cannot wait to hear from my friends who are Phillies fans how much they enjoy watching him strand runners in scoring position, swing at every pitch - no matter how far out of the strike zone it is -, or how they enjoy his ability to never, ever sacrifice someone.)

So this... this is not the problem. The problem comes in the form of Kevin Frandsen. As my wife likes to say, Bruce Bochy is the Dr. Mengele of the National League when it comes to the "Flying Squirrel". Sitting at a game (Jewish Heritage Night II, if I remember correctly), she pointed ou that in the past few weeks he had not played the positions he was supposed to be playing (2B or SS). By my count, last year he had played every position but pitcher and catcher, during a game (correct me if I am wrong).

If its true that the plan is try Frandsen out regularly at 3B, maybe platooning him with Aurillia, then what Bochy do? Without Frandsen to diabolically experiment with, who will be thrown into an unfamiliar position with no notice or time to work out how to play the position? Will Ortmeier suddenly be called upon to play 2B? Will Dave Roberts come in as the closer? Will Noah Lowry be converted from a starting pitcher to splitting his time between catcher and right field?!?