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Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin
The hard reality is, Moustakas is breathing down the neck of his 25th birthday and he may not he may not realize his full MLB potential until the '15 or '16 season. I just hope he's with the Royals at that time.
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If he doesn't start producing like his potential suggested he could next season, the only way he isn't in KC those years is if he is traded. Because he certainly won't be too expensive.
Moustakas is a big disappointment at this point. His D is better than I expected it to be, but I also expected him to hit for power that must be respected.
He's trending up, but it isn't a drastic or especially speedy trend. If he can get through August/September hitting .260 with 8-10 HR, I'll feel a lot better about starting Opening Day 2014 with him at 3B. This team can get along fine with Moustakas at 3B if he's a .260/20 HR hitter. He wouldn't be more than an average 3B at that point, but that would be a step up for him for most of this year.
The damage the dynamic duo of Jack Maloof and Andre David did to the major league club can't be overstated. I'm not normally a "blame the XXX coach" guy, but it's pretty clear those jackwagons did a LOT of harm to the younger guys.