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TheMichigan
Wasn’t this guy supposed to be Longoria’s heir apparent to 3B?
galer18
More like the heir apparent at 1st. Shaffer was more than likely never going to play 3rd regularly for the Rays.
AddisonStreet
No, because Longo isn’t even that old.
TheMichigan
I mean he’s 31, he’s going to tail off soon or later.
But I can see what your saying
baronbeard
That’s what the scuttlebutt was when he was drafted. Team had high hopes for him, but that was when Longo was having the string on injuries. Since then he hasn’t had a way to third, and he was moved to first. Mix inconsistent playing time, without being able to put the bat together in the majors, and you get what happened to Shaffer. Which is a shame, I loved the kid, and was bummed to see him go.
24TheKid
He will probally go through and be put in AAA, I guess someone might pick him in rule 5 but I doubt any team will want to keep him on 25 all year.
24TheKid
Well actually I’m now thinking that he’s probally going to go somewhere else so I really don’t know.
wazzuhawk
He isn’t Rule V eligible, he can be had for free on waivers in the same order though.
AndreB
Didnt agree trading him in the first place. We better get him back. Really questioning our managments leadership.
twohole
Cards need to take a flyer on this kid.
GareBear
My hope is that the Royals take a flier on him. We need some pop and if he can recapture any glimmer of his 2015 AAA numbers than he would be a great piece to have. Worse case scenario, he is a versatile, power bench bat on a minor league deal. Seems like a safe investment with no risk and enough upside.
Matt Galvin
Royals have guys in Minors 1B/3B.
ericl97
I wouldn’t mind the jays picking him up as maybe a bench bat – 4th OF/Backup 1B if we can find away to get rid of smoak or if we miss out on a big named outfielder. just a thought, definitely a last resort though.
davbee
The sad thing is this guy isn’t even as good as Smoak.
ericl97
with a chance, maybe he could be a lot better. we’ve seen stranger things. think of schimp in SD. he wasn’t supposed to have the year he just had. you never know.
ducksnort69
You are correct. Seems like a nice guy and a hard worker, but his swing is easily exploited. That being said, I could the White Sox taking him a filler after a potential Frazer trade.
ducksnort69
– Could see –
– as filler –
Phone typing blues.
TheMichigan
Guys hire Burke full time.