With the signing of first baseman Chris Carter on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers now have at least one player for every position for the 2016 season.
That does not mean many, or any, will be at those spots when the 2017 season rolls around, much less the following year. Such is the nature of rebuilding, when placeholders must be found to man positions until the top prospects are ready to play in the majors.
To use the Academy Awards as an example, when Harrison Ford excuses himself to use the bathroom, the show's producers have someone sit in his seat so it won't be empty during the broadcast.