Quote:
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
If his back and knees are now sound (no given, I know), I think his bat can still be potent/above-average.
Hand-eye and strike zone judgment should be fine. Only question is if his lower half/core is strong enough to regain his pop.
BCD - I'm discussing it outside of having to wheedle to Glass for cash/look bad doing it. That's definitely a road block. But who knows how much he's going to want? Playing time is probably the biggest issue for him, and if he's healthy, KC can offer that.
I'd put fairly low odds (10 percent?) on him being able to regain his former hitting form (when he was a .850+ OPS guy). And slightly better but still low (30?) odds on him hitting the line I was projecting. Either way, if you're paying him $3 million or less for the second half, you get good return on the investment (with potential for AMAZING return).
But if you're KC, I think you have to be creative to compete. Say KC gets to the end of June with a record that's three games over .500. It's likely they have done that with an offense that's still below-average.
Maybe a trade for a bat is easier than it looks like it will be at the moment. We've talked about that in this thread quite a bit. But I'm just a little intrigued about picking the guy up off the scrap heap for no prospect cost.
If they're truly in contention, I wouldn't want to to be the ONLY pick up. But it offers upside that few other options can match...
|
I think a more realistic option is to identify somebody at AAA who is blocked and try to get him at a non-Ventura price. Kind of like Ryan Shealy.