The front office and management of the St. Louis Cardinals will tell you the importance of flexibility. They will tell you that adding flexibility was the impetus to trade for infielder Jedd Gyorko. In fact, the flexibility of Matt Carpenter and Jose Martinez were assets last season, even with the defensive shortcomings exhibited by these two star hitters.
Flexibility was also on full display with the playoff teams in both leagues this year. The Chicago Cubs employ ultimate flexibility with the flexible Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, and Ben Zobrist.