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Originally Posted by eazyb81
Not necessarily directing this at you, but I'm amazed at the dedication of Royals fans to continually overrate Mitch Maier. Dude will be 29 years old next year and has never had a season with a WAR greater than 0.8. He's not good at anything and he has no upside remaining. If the Royals released him today his MLB career would be over.
Cabrera had a 2 WAR season in 2009 and will only be 26 next year. He's not Carl Crawford but he has a lot more upside left in the tank than Maier.
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You might be correct that Cabrera could still become something, and I hope this is the case. Regarding Maier, the kid has never truly been given an opportunity. Even last year, in what everyone knew was going to be a pointless season, he didn't always get consistent ABs. He was a part-time player (300+ ABs and on the field about 50% of the time).