Serious question: why is Ober starting today? A five man rotation can't be expected to pitch every 5th day? Less than a month into the season, BTW.
Honestly, what gives?
Here's a suggestion: play him in CF every day. Let him run when he's on base. Let him be Buxton.
He might get injured, like any player.
But We have MAT in CF and Rob Deer at DH. You think that's a good thing?
I don't. I think that's how you end up the KC Royals.