Shuffling Izzy around again

If I was Cesar Izturis - currently on a leave to attend the new-born baby daughter and Cesar's wife - I'd be sizzling with discontent. The only remaining long-time Dodger is about to be shuffled into second base once he's back. All due to Jeff Kent's strained oblique muscle in his side.

Side note: more on the oblique muscle here (it's one of these definitions that make comprehension even more difficult :)).

Anyway, Izturis, a Gold-Glove short-stop, has been moved first to third base (at which we excelled defensively, no doubt) and now is scheduled to take over the second base for Kent. At the same time the Dodgers called up pretty questionable defensively Willy Aybar.

Why not leave Izturis at third (if you have to keep Rafael Furcal at short and leadoff) and give Ramon Martinez a regular shot at 2b? Martinez has been hitting pretty well given how scarcely he's being used and defensively has a range similar to Aybar, if not better.

I hope Grady Little thinks twice about moving Izzy to second. I really do.

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