Who knows how it has circulated, but what Mark Trumbo calls "The Blueprint" has followed him to every stop in his career. Let the big guy get a few hacks in, and then when it gets close, sacrifice his powerful bat in the middle of the lineup for a defensive replacement.
It took a week, but that plan has begun being enacted in Baltimore for the team's surprising slugger after some of his defense warts showed in Boston. Whether he's the type of player who plays seven innings in right field, a full game out there, or becomes the team's designated hitter is still to be determined.