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Originally Posted by whoman69
Craig is too slow to be an outfielder after his leg break. If he's the best player available, the only reason not to put him out there is financial.
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Maturity.
There have been no concerns about his ability, but there have been some rumblings about him being a little too 'showy'. Now the confidence is a good thing, but for a franchise that just got done watching their last premium prospect flame out because of a crap wortk ethic and entitlement issues, they would be wise to make very sure that they aren't going to have a similar problem with young Oscar.
And yeah, financial
does matter.
Moreover, I'm not wholly convinced that Tavares
is the best hitter available. Folks - Matt Adams can hit. Look at his minor league track record. There's a very convincing argument to be made that he's a better major league hitting prospect than Oscar Tavares is right now.
Craig's broken leg hasn't greatly impacted his speed and he was never a burner to begin with. He'll be fine in RF and in the interim, it
could help us establish a legitimate trade market for Adams; hopefully enough to fill the gaping hole we have at SS.