Girardi said a position player likely would be moved off the active roster when Pettitte is activated.
The last Yankee position player to spend any time at catcher was first baseman Josh Phelps in 2007.
For one thing, he said, it will be impossible to know the true market value of the best player at each position.
Smith, considered by many to be the top quarterback available in this year's draft, wasn't even the first player at his position taken.
Girardi said a position player likely would be moved off the active roster when LHP Andy Pettitte is activated Monday to start against Cleveland.
He is unquestionably their best position player, an elite hitter and Gold Glove fielder, the focal point that manager Joe Girardi builds his lineup around.
"It was a choice shared by Prandelli and the federation, to let the player clarify his position as quickly as possible, " FIGC vice president Demetrio Albertini said.
"We talked about it, whether to use a position player or go to one of our starters, and we felt that was the thing to do, " Black said.
At various points this week, manager Joe Girardi has looked down his bench and had to acknowledge a frightening reality that he was one minor injury away from having to play a position player at catcher.
Rick Ankiel, signed by the Mets earlier in the day after clearing waivers and playing against the team that revived his career as a position player, just missed a diving catch on Ty Wigginton's pinch-hit bloop double to shallow center off Scott Rice (1-3) to open the seventh.
Most agents have begun recusing themselves from representing more than one player at the same position, Florio points out, to avoid those very types of conflicts.
What if the goal line technology indicates a goal was scored, but clear video evidence demonstrates the goal came from a player in an offside position?
The GOP is not quite in checkmate but it is on the horizon, as Republicans have entered into what chess masters call Zugzwang, a situation in which every move available to a player simply worsens his position.
Owner Roman Abramovich has tightened the belt at Chelsea, which he needed to do, but the trick for all teams who want to stay on top is that you should always try to improve every position when you get the chance, irrespective of the player, his reputation or his position.
"Ericsson is maintaining its top position in wireless networking equipment and technology, so the company will not be forced to merge with another player from a purely competitive position perspective, but rather may be forced to merge to reconcile its weak business model and financial condition, " Lesieur said in a note.
He's a very, very special player particularly playing in that position behind the frontmen.
As a coach, Fry took he unusual step of tapping certain players to serve as player-coaches for their position groups.
Head-tracking ensures the position of the player and sends the virtual ball into the right area of the net with each movement.
Viewers at home are able to see for the first time where the ball will come down and which player is in the best position to tackle it.
That spectrum is critical to any third player having a strong long term position in the United States.
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He established position coaches for individual player development, maintained detailed performance records for each player, and pre-planned every game.
By the middle of the last decade, overseas contract orders exceeded domestic sales, and the company's position as a major player in the international telecoms market was cemented.
Defending BT's position as the dominant player in the ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) market, chief executive Ben Verwaayen said looser regulation would encourage BT investors to create a 21st Century network.
The company operates one of the most modern and versatile mobile offshore drilling fleets in the world and has consistently set industry records in deepwater drilling that have reinforced its position as a niche player in the segment.
Smith was prompted by a friend to apply for the position because it fit the player's off-the-field interests.
As a player, if he gets in that position he is so strong and his feet are so quick he can do that.
But it was a controversial call, the player appearing to come from an offside position as he latched on to Danny McGuire's kick to score.
Mark Williams was stood behind Stephen Lee as the Trowbridge man took to the table early on in their semi-final - rather than in the familiar seated position of the non-player.
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