SoxSail wrote:

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And you're right, either I'm overestimating, or you are underestimating. It's someone else's feelings, and I don't think he's sure about it, so we'll see. I'm sure I would want to play every day though -- then again, I'd rather play soccer.

The goal of minor league players is to make the major leagues. The goal of the organizations is to develop major leaguers along with assets to help build/shape their major league team. I'm making it pretty simplistic, but when you cut through all of the posturing, comments, headlines, etc. it comes down to getting to the major leagues for the player and the organization. Everyone wants to play SS, CF, or be the #1 Ace Pitcher, but in the end the drive of making the Show is what ultimately wins out.

There have been other players who have switched positions during their career within the system in order to make the major leagues and they'll probably tell you that it was what was needed to be done regardless of how they felt at the time. When an organization makes an assessment and maps out a path to the majors, and an organization with a track record of successfully doing it, its tough to imagine that feelings about the idiosyncrasies of playing as an everyday player or whatever it may be are going to supersede the ultimate goal of playing at the highest level.