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Originally Posted by jd1020
I dont think either Abrams or Gore has seen enough time in the majors to truly dim their lights.
The biggest problem I see for them is the money. They've been trying like hell to dump Hosmer and it was actually pretty close to happening with the Cubs last trade deadline and if they did give up that package they have no one left to sell with Hosmer.
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The problem with both guys has been how they've looked more than anything.
Gore's stuff just doesn't look like it did when he was a hot shit prospect. And Abrams just doesn't have the build for the sort of game power he was demonstrating in AAA (where numbers have been sketchy the last few years). Especially when you consider the sample sizes - he just flat hasn't played much.
That said, I still like Abrams, just not as the kind of player the prospect hounds are suggesting. I think he should be a leadoff hitting CFer. A year or two ago he was a 5-tool prospect and future superstar 3 hitter w/ 25/25 skills in the making. I didn't see it then - I definitely don't see it now.