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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
nada chance. Adams is a stud and could be an all-star within a few years. He could hit 30 homers a year and bat .300. Craig can;t do that, Adams has done it at every level in the minors and is tearing up AAA this year.
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Huh? Craig can absolutely do that. I like Craig's swing much more than Adams' at the major league level. Adam's has a little bit of a loopy swing and brings his hands down in a manner that should give him fits against power pitchers (if he has to respect their breaking stuff).
Adams, if he can iron out his swing mechanics, has a little more upside than Craig does, IMO. But Craig's floor is significantly higher and he absolutely has the ability to be a .300 hitter with 25-30 HR pop.
Don't get too crazy about Adams until you see him play a little bit. He's a bad body 1b with a long swing. There's a long line of guys like him that have been dissected at the ML level. I'm not saying that Adams will fall into that same group, but I'm damn sure not going to shit on Allen Craig in favor of him until we've seen him do
something against big league pitchers.