BTW - as good as Lipscomb's spring was, I think the smart move may be to call up Alu instead.
1) Alu is a natural 3rd baseman, too.
2) He has a pretty good minor league hitting record. Better than Lipscomb in the upper minors over more PAs. Even if you think the 2022 power was a fluke, he's still a good contact and walk OBP guy (again, in the minors).
3) There's a benefit to not starting Lipscomb's clock.
4) I'd rather Lipscomb get his reps at 2nd.
5) But for this spring, no one considered Lipscomb ready for the majors.
6) consequence of a fail after call up are less for Alu than Lipscomb (burning option, starting clock).
