Well s%*#. I still hate that DeJong will be the starting SS, and I doubt the offense carries over, but he's been far better with the bat than I thought.
I recall him hitting a homer the other day when he was DHing. The games I've seen him play he's been pretty brutal on both sides of the plate. Maybe the overall numbers say he's been better, IDK.
DeJong has been pretty awful this spring, but that won't stop them from keeping him around over a more deserving kid. We're damned to endure a season of washed up bad because Pedro needs a security blanket.
Right. Me using most probably isn't totally accurate. I probably should have said come up through prep ranks as SS. Regardless, you can't have too many SS prospects even if you have a star SS in the bigs already. Guys that can play SS usually don't have issues finding another position if the bat plays.
Like, don't most non 1B or C prospects start out as SS? If they are athletic enough to play SS, and the bat plays, finding a spot at another position isn't difficult.
The curious angle to this IMO is that we have three Boras clients at play here, and the two FA have been linked to clubs supposedly hot after Cease. Makes me wonder if Boras a driving force behind some of the rumored interest.