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- He has not. This is a fair question. Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter also had slow starts. I think it's a question to ask in the early weeks of spring training and particular as games begin. What kind of hitting plan does Albert have in place, what kind of playing time plan will be in place for the regulars and how will they get the reps to be sure they don't start sluggish again.