“I think when you think about him you immediately think of that Swiss Army knife, right?” said John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations. “It just gives you a lot of options having a player that has that type of flexibility. It’s someone who could play the outfield, play all over the infield. Top of the order. Back of the order. Seeing his emergence and what he did at the major-league level, I think opened up a lot of people’s eyes. And that type of energy he plays with on top ... was almost infectious for our club. That was pretty helpful.
Short work: Versatile, agile Edman set for work at shortstop to spell All-Star DeJong
