“When you’re playing every day, you look at an at-bat with (the thought) ‘How are you going to make adjustments, at-bat to at-bat, during the game?’” Robinson said. “Not playing every day and getting those pinch-hit at-bats, you’re grinding it out. That’s all. I’ve learned that it’s more of a mental at-bat than a physical at-bat.”

Robinson travels with a third baseman’s glove, a first baseman’s glove, a smaller middle-infield glove and the larger outfield glove.

He lugged them to the Dominican Republic for winter ball and had time in left, center and at second. In 61 at-bats there, he hit .230/.319/.361 and struck out 23 times with four extra-base hits. He was working on getting clearance to leave his Dominican team and return home when he got a call from a Rangers official. When the small talk about his flight to Las Vegas gave way, Robinson said he knew something else was up.

The Rangers were helping to get him back, but he wasn’t headed back to them.

He was on the move, about to play somewhere new.

He’s used to it.