PEORIA, Ariz. -- Dee Gordon insists he's still learning the ins and outs of playing center field, but the two-time All-Star second baseman could fool those who've watched him gracefully adapt the position already this spring.
"It feels like he's been playing out there his whole career," Mariners left fielder Ben Gamel said. "It's been a pretty fluent transition for him. I think he's going to be one of the best center fielders in baseball."
Gordon has handled everything thrown -- or hit at him -- so far this spring. He hasn't been challenged to make a diving catch or tough throw in a Cactus League game yet, but he has displayed his elite speed in covering ground to haul in drives in the gaps.