Thus far in 2023, we have seen a tale of two different young players pan out in different ways. Ezequiel Tovar has a firm grasp on the starting shortstop position thanks to his defensive capabilities and the potential of his bat that is slowly coming along. The team has iterated that a demotion to Triple-A isn’t in the cards at the moment and that he is being given the chance to figure things out.
The same can’t be said for Elehuris Montero. He was given the keys to third base in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’ shoulder injury but has struggled with his defense and the bat isn’t quite what they had hoped it would be.