he played some late at 3rd this weekend I believe. I never argued his value at the plate. it was just a question, I fractured my tibia from my ankle to my knee vertically, personally I would have been able to play the field before I would have felt comfortable running and sliding. If you are strong enough to push off to bat, strong enough to run the bases, good enough to slide i would think you are good enough to play the field. maybe its not as serious as they thought or it will just be sore here and there. They may just use him sparingly in the field.