I did not have the opportunity to watch the three game series.  I listened to the podcast and it was really hard to get a sense of who was doing what and how hard balls were hit.  That announcer was terrible.  Anyway, I did watch the online interviews with Corbin after the game and I thought they were very telling.  Corbin was asked point blank if Swanson was good enough to start at shortstop.  I thought his response was very telling.  He was very reluctant in his answer only saying he thought Swanson "could play at some point in the season."  He went on to say that, "he had a lot to learn with the bat."  Now, he was very complimentary of his defensive abilities but  it seemed pretty clear to me that McKeithen was going to be the starter - at this point.  Now, things could change after spring practice is concluded.

Corbin was also very complimentary of Campbell's ability.  When asked if he was thinking of moving Kemp back to left field and playing Campbell at second, he acted like that was definitely a possibility.  He commented that Campbell just gets the job done, both, defensively and offensively.  But, he also went on to say that they had not played Kemp in the outfield all fall and they were very committed to getting him all the reps they could at second base.  It sounds like they are going to go with their original plan of having Kemp play second.

I just think they will go with the older kids and if we are winning I don't think they will change up the lineup unless someone is really struggling.  If we do not get off to a good start anything could happen with the lineup.  I agree that these kids may see some innings and at-bats late in the weekday games or even weekend games if we are way up, but I do not expect them to see many meaningful innings if we get off to a good start.  But again, it is a long season and anything can happen.  If one of these freshman get an opportunity I think they are potentially good enough to never leave the lineup. We could be looking at a handful of freshman that could be three or four year starters.