Prior to the season Ozzie Guillen said that Hanley Ramirez wouldn’t be asked to shift from third base to shortstop if Jose Reyes was out of the lineup for a short period of time and sure enough the manager is following through with that today.
Reyes is taking the night off against the Diamondbacks in the midst of a 3-for-20 slump and Guillen is leaving Ramirez at third base, instead giving Donnie Murphy the start at shortstop.
Emilio Bonifacio slides into the leadoff spot to replace Reyes, with Murpy taking over for Bonifacio in the second slot.
Reyes has hit just .205 with a .263 on-base percentage and .329 slugging percentage through 18 games of his six-year, $106 million contract.
