This is just a little thing that might or might not have slipped the common notice as it relates to the ball club.

But Isaiah Kiner-Falepha is going to be your everyday shortstop.

For real, good morning to you, good Wednesday morning.

I'm Dan Kovachvich of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

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I'm not knocking the guy.

This is a total pro.

Not to mention a terrific dude on the character scale.

I don't know that they could have done a whole lot better than adding ICF to what it is that they do in general.

ICF, that said, is a super utility guy.

He's a guy that had been utilized by his previous employers, by the Yankees, by the Blue Jays,

as a Mr. Everything sort.

Some second base, some center field, some third base can do it all.

One of the things on that list, one of them, was shortstop.

And it's not one of the ones that he's done the most frequently.

But he comes to Pittsburgh, the decision is made, coincidentally or not,

to have O'Neill Cruz move permanently to Centerfield.

That was the way it was phrased at the time.

That was the way it was acted upon.

And there's been zero change since then.

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