So it looks like Tim Anderson can handle short at a high enough level that he should stay there long-term, and he hits the ball a fair bit harder than the Alcides Escobars and Elvis Andruses of the world. It would be nice if he could walk once in a blue moon though.
Most likely they were just doing a good thing for LeBlanc. 32-year old journeyman without a ton of MLB time who pitched well for them in AAA. Why hold him down there if some other team wants to give him an MLB chance?
Rich Hill is a former top prospect who sits 90 from the left side, has a wipeout curveball that he commands in the zone, and had his career derailed by injuries. Wade LeBlanc is a junkballing 87 mph replacement level hack.
He sits 87 on his fastball and has been terrible in the majors. AAA is littered with 30+ year olds who dominate the younger competition but are replacement-level MLB talent.
It's like this: Mike Trout is the best dynasty asset in baseball. That's the default position. It takes a very long run of success to change that perception. There really isn't any reason to pretend that Trout might be inferior to someone who has a 130 wRC+ 250 PA into the season.
So when fans want a goalie run out of town because he makes the tough saves and gives up a lot of softies, they should just be expecting a regression of the goalie's luck on easy shots.
Given that his overall save percentage is average, that means he's been below average on easier shots. Is the idea that letting in easy shots is really just a random occurrence?