The switch

Baseball America has picked up on the Brett Lawrie to second story. They go the route of using a scout's comment -- BIG surprise -- from last spring that compared Lawrie to Dan Uggla. Then,

Now Lawrie will get to make that comparison look even smarter. The Brewers’ 2008 first-round pick, drafted as a catcher, will play second base this spring, according to BA correspondent Tom Haudricourt. According to Haudricourt, part of this move is calculated, as Lawrie believes he can move quicker at a position where he’s familiar, and part of it is an acknowledgement of the depth of catching talent ahead of him in the farm system, with Angel Salome and Jonathan Lucroy.

The real thing to remember is that Lawrie’s best position is in the batter’s box—a lot like Uggla.

Just pointing out that the first I heard of this story was at BrewerFan.net, through that post below on projected rosters. The news of him working out at second base was originally broken -- as far as I know -- in this post from February 10.

Bernie's Crew, The Bucky Channel, and Chuckie Hacks all check in with thoughts on the news. Click on those links for those individual posts.