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- Updated: July 23, 2016
DENVER — Rockies utility man Daniel Descalso has achieved a feat with an underrated degree of difficulty — maintaining consistency in the batter’s box even though he has been forced from his comfort zone defensively.
Descalso has made eight starts at first base, where he has started just 13 games in his career. His four starts in left field this season are all he has made in the Majors. With Gerardo Parra out with a left high ankle sprain, Descalso has played left field when manager Walt Weiss needed an extra lefty in the lineup.
Yet, Descalso entered Friday night’s game against the Braves (which he did not start) batting .337 with a .440 on-base percentage in 42 games since returning from a broken left hand that delayed the start of his season.
Descalso signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract before last season with the Rockies, who liked his work for winning …
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