Twice over the weekend, manager Buck Showalter referenced the logjam of corner outfielders and designated hitter candidates that are hitting well as something he wasn’t going to make a problem out of. He knew, however, the “seas would part” for someone before long.
J.J. Hardy is a shortstop, but his foot injury and the possible absence that could follow might in a roundabout way create a spot to get some of those bats in the lineup. And it’s a player Showalter has said would end up needing his glove at some point this season who could benefit most: Pedro Alvarez.