Brett Lawrie Lays it Down

Brad just informed me that Brett Lawrie has his own blog titled "Laying Down the Lawrie."

The first post is high comedy. This guy kills me. Basically all you need to know is in the last sentence.

Once every 10 days or so I will try to throw something up, and keep it real.

I love it. Could Brett Lawrie overtake Ryan Braun in terms of confidence? Only time will tell of course...but at least we have the knowledge that in the meantime that Lawrie will be keeping it real.

Lawrie Decides That He's a Second Baseman

Interesting tidbit from Spring Training today.

Brett Lawrie, who has yet to find an international tournament that he didn't want to play in, has decided that he'd like to be a second baseman now. It seems that he thinks 2B is the path of least resistance to the big leagues.

"To be truthful, I think I can get to the big leagues quicker at second base," he said. "There's a lot more work to be done as a catcher. It could take an extra year to get to the big leagues. That's not really the road I want to go down. Nothing against catching, I love it and everything, but I love second base and the infield, too."

He clearly hasn't read the stories about Rickie Weeks breaking out this year. Or last year.

It was also interesting that Tom Haudricourt had to thank JS Blog commenter "Yoshii8" for the tip on Lawrie switching positions. Good times.