Ryan Mountcastle and Manny Acta on Positions, Positioning, and

Ryan Mountcastle and Manny Acta on Positions, Positioning, and Playing Defense

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On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, Mariners bench coach Manny Acta (@mannyacta14), and SIS operations analyst Nick Rabasco (@nrabasco1).Ryan talks to us about playing first baseman, where he's been a league leader in our "Good Fielding Plays" stat, what it's been like to switch positions at various points in his baseball life, and how he puts technology to use (3:48).Manny talks to us about the details behind a recent article we ...

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