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Originally Posted by Al Bundy
I am hoping that guys like Blake Mitchell are on the list to be traded. There is still some shine to him, but they need to turn him into an OF bat before that shine comes off.
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Turning him into an outfielder would take all the shine off. He went #8 overall for the profile of good defensive catcher with a great arm that hits like a 1B/DH. If he's an actual 1B/DH or outfielder, meh, he's just a guy.
He was taken out of high school. In 2026, he will just be turning the age that the Cam Smith and Nick Kurtz's of the world were last year. Then give him a few years from there to develop. We talking 2028-2029ish for his ETA. Gotta be patient with him. He's probably viewed as the Salvy successor and Salvy ain't done yet.