I like Paredes fine as someone to audition as a bench off the bat option, like Colabello would theoretically be at this point and like Montero might be some day if Paredes washes out. Paredes at 2B over Goins is defensible as a "shake things up" kind of move very short term but Paredes over Travis would be pathetic.
Eddie put up an 800 OPS over his age 23-25 seasons in Cincinnati. He was kind of a guy. A very promising young power hitter. The only season where he was truly bad was 2009 (which happened to be the year he was acquired by the Jays). His profile really took a hit in the late twenties when he turned into a defensive disaster and seemed to carry that to the plate. He looked like a bust at one point which made his eventual breakout all the more impressive but he had shown real potential as a young hitter. He wasn't quite as out of nowhere as say Paredes would be. A good comparison for EE would be Ortiz. Pretty similar hitters in their early careers with their first teams but injuries did to Ortiz' profile what defensive struggles did to EEs. Both were released at one point and both came back and went gang busters.
I doubt I'm taking him either but I'm going to do some research before I rule him out. On the surface, I think there's some younger, better talent out there. It wouldn't surprise me at all if we've been eyeing the same guy.