Benway
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First of all: I hated the trade, even though Frankie was such a dick. For about a year and a half, I hoped for nothing more than to offload this impatient, slap-hitting, caught-stealing prone, replacement level defender with a huge platoon split for nearly anything we could get. Clearly, he was just another Larvell Blanks. Throwing sidearm from the hole, geez.
We had no idea what to do with him. "Hey Amed, why not try center field for us?" "OK, do I do it like this?"
"Well that wasn't so good Amed, how about left field?" "Sure thing, is that the one over there?"
And play he did, never pouting one damn time. And the bat came around, and then a little improvement in the field.
Now if you look at Baseball Reference's player comparisons, something sticks out:
Most Similar by Ages
Bottom line: We may have a few players in the bush yet, but we got a Bona Fide one in our hand, right now.
This thread dedicated to @rcristal who has put in a Lot of work.
We had no idea what to do with him. "Hey Amed, why not try center field for us?" "OK, do I do it like this?"
"Well that wasn't so good Amed, how about left field?" "Sure thing, is that the one over there?"
And play he did, never pouting one damn time. And the bat came around, and then a little improvement in the field.
Now if you look at Baseball Reference's player comparisons, something sticks out:
Most Similar by Ages
- Orlando Arcia (979.9)
- Jimmy Rollins (975.9)
- Leo Cardenas (970.4)
- Asdrubal Cabrera (960.2)
Bottom line: We may have a few players in the bush yet, but we got a Bona Fide one in our hand, right now.
This thread dedicated to @rcristal who has put in a Lot of work.