There was an adjustment period that may have lasted longer than you had hoped. The Braves feel he will become the shortstop of his earlier years, and I hope he does.

We acquired a ready player for the major leagues. In our opinion, he's ready to go.

I like those two guys. I like them on our team.

We came here to make one trade and we made two. So that's pretty good.

We do see him as a future third baseman. In my mind, and this is strictly my mind, I'd like to see him get in the lineup, and if it has to be as an outfielder, we might discuss that with him for the first year, just to get his bat in the lineup. He's a big guy with power with an arm and good hands.

It's basically a tough position to fill. We've made some preparations for that over the last week or so.