His bat is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Goins' though. He's still below league average, but not so far below that it can't be eclipsed by the rest of his game.
It really depends on the situation, I honestly don't know anything about the kid, but if he's from a really poor family, that could change lives. Plus, he gets paid (albeit not much) to play baseball every day.
I'm honestly not sure what you're saying "not really" to here.
There are also coaches in college programs that will let a guy throw 350 pitches in 5 days...