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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Burns is a cheaper younger version of Dyson.
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Well, to be fair... he has the baserunning ability of Dyson (and a complete void of power). The comparison ends there. He doesn't bring quite the flexibility in the OF.. He's pretty much just an average CF'er with a Johnny Damon-esque arm. He might play RF in a pinch, but you're not gonna want to trot him out there regularly like you could with Dyson. Dyson was a stud Defensively ANYWHERE you put him in the OF. Burns has much better plate discipline than Dyson has ever had... so that's a bit of a bonus when talking about a slap guy you just want to see on the paths.
You could play Dyson every day for extended periods, because of his defensive presence at multiple positions... You're not gonna want to do that with Burns. Burns is a straight up 4th\5th OFer that you use for pinch running duties (or pinch hitting in interleague). He might spell a guy every so often, but that guy is primarily gonna be Cain... or slide Cain to Right.
Completely different roster dynamic with him vs. Dyson.