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willi
It’s been Two years since Drew made an Offensive contribution, he’s finished. His Bat speed has slowed to be productive at Major League Level.
Douglas Rau
Stephen Drew is the only back-up plan at shortstop right now. Brendan Ryan is on his way back but even then, Drew is probably still the better option. At least he has occasional power.
East Coast Bias
When will this false rhetoric or Drew providing “quality defense” die? It simply isn’t true. Here are the numbers:
Drew has a -1.6 UZR in 212 innings at 2B this year.
Drew had a -3.9 UZR in 274 innings at 2B last year.
He is a plus defender at SS only. He has only played 57 innings at SS this year. Most of his playing time has been at 2B, in which, as the numbers prove, he is a sub par fielder.
So, no offensive value, no defensive value… yet still getting starter playing time. Why?
Smrtbusnisman04
Neil Huntington has stuck to the strategy of drafting the best player available (with the exception of Tony Sanchez) and back in 2011, Cole was regarded as the safest pitcher to draft over Trevor Bauer, Dylan Bundy and Danny Hultzen. Both Rendon and Gray fell over injury concerns.
The case of Danny Hultzen really shows how difficult it is to ace MLB draft picks over the sports.
Steven Garrison
I think out of Hultzen Walker and Paxton in the M’s system, I think Hultzen had the most upside but now has injuries.