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Contreras could spend some time in the outfield at the Triple-A level this season in an effort to increase his defensive versatility, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Contreras has a clearer path to being the catcher of the future in Atlanta after Shea Langeliers was traded to Oakland in the Matt Olson deal, but the team is set at the position right now with Travis d'Arnaud and Manny Pina. Adding the ability to play the outfield would make it easier to get Contreras' bat in the lineup, though that bat hasn't looked particularly special through his first 56 MLB games, as he's hit a modest .225/.308/.405.

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