Why not competition between Santana and Escobar for the SS position?? And the season long competition shouldn't end there. In Left, the battle should ultimately be between "Last Chance" Hicks and Rosario (.382 and .820 OPS in Arizona Fall League), and in RF, Plouffe and Arcia can ultimately compete for the starting job. Plouffe should start the year at third, but could move to right field if Arcia doesn't cut it or when Sano comes up.. Ultimately, we'll see Buxton in CF - IF HE CAN STAY HEALTHY. If all play well, then we'll have a great bench. I suspect some of these players won't play well or will be injured, another reason to keep Escobar and all of the above (no trades unless the other team comes to us with an decent offer, nobody is untouchable - including Buxton for the right price).