The Seattle Mariners raised some eyebrows when they announced that they would be trying out top draft pick Dustin Ackley at 2B this off-season despite the assumption that whichever team drafted the college first baseman would convert him back to his natural centerfield position. But, as Jim Street of MLB.com reports, Ackley is making the Mariners' decision-makers look smart.
The conversion to the keystone is not completely far-fetched, as Ackley played shortstop in high school and first base at the University of North Carolina.
