He will enter the offseason with the knowledge he will stay at third base after playing his entire career at shortstop until late May. “They’ve made comments that this is the infield we’re going to have, so that means me at third base,” Beckham said. “That’s where I’ll play and that’s where I feel most comfortable. I feel like I can be a lot better defensively than I was at shortstop or third base.”
and this on wanting to eliminate slumps:
“Usually it’s small things. During my last lull, all I did was tell myself to pick up my front foot instead of moving my body. After that, I’ve been squaring the ball. Who knows? It’s a tough game, and every time you come out of a slump, you know you can come out of it.”
