Some telling quotes about prospect defense:

I saw [Gamel] for four games the other day… going from that and from what scouts tell me, it’s time for him to learn a new position. If you keep him at third base, then in a perfect world he becomes a below-average defender. He’s athletic, which helps, but athleticism does not mean a guy can stick at third base. It’s everything from his footwork, his actions and his throwing problems, and I think it’s gotten in his head a little bit just from talking to him. I think a move to the outfield would be best because he’s an excellent hitter who has more than enough bat to stick at a corner outfielder position. I wouldn’t give him up for a Sabathia rental, but it’s hard to see where he, LaPorta, Braun and Fielder all fit into the mix with no DH option available for Milwaukee.

Salome’s having a great year, but there are legitimate positional questions with him. He’s about 5-foot-7, 200 pounds of solid muscle (believe me, the swelling in my hand is just starting to go down after shaking his hand last week), so he can kind of get away with his unorthodox habits at the plate because of his strength. But he’s also a below-average defensive catcher (below-average pop times, needs more accurate throws, etc.), so teams can run on him all day. And if he doesn’t stick at catcher, where do you put a guy who’s 5-7, 200 pounds and is a 25 or maybe a 30 runner? I think he has a big league future, but these are just some of the legitimate concerns that scouts have about him that I can see.

LaPorta has been taking some ground balls at first base, but I don’t think there’s any reason to trade Prince.