100%
And I still believe his bat will be at least league average. (Used to think would be well above average but no longer see that as likely)
Elite defender
Average hitter
Above average speed
That's a good player for 500k
But he needs to mature and stop getting hurt so much as well.
It *is* possible Izturis or Kawasaki could be just that. Izturis has looked better and better as the year goes on. With everyday playing and moving back to 2B when Lawrie is back he could actually be OK.
Only sort of. Lawrie is 3B only and none of the other guys are a legit 3B option. But yes, one of the other infielders will have to be optioned or DFA.
Well maybe a bit better than that.
Rotoworld:
Brett Lawrie (ankle) took grounders and some light batting practice on Wednesday afternoon.
It's a nice step in the right direction for the young third baseman, who injured his ankle on a slide on May 27. He should be cleared to run the bases in about one week. Then comes the minor league rehab assignment. The best guess right now is that he's back in early July. Jun 19 - 4:25 PM
Source: Gregor Chisholm on Twitter
The problem is we have 3 so-so middle infielders right now in Kawasaki, Izturis and Bonifacio
If we're going to pick someone up I want it to be a large upgrade or else why bother?
After their horrible Aprils, everyone was asking which big off season mover was most likely to recover - Angels, Dodgers, or Blue Jays. No one picked the Angels. A few picked the Jays. And here we are.