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ofcourse you lose some value because of positional adjustment but the amount of offence required to put up a 2 WAR season even as a left fielder isn't as high as people think. I'm guessing even a ~95 wRC+ guy who plays above average defence, is above average on the bases and someone who can stay healthy and doesn't need a platoon partner can be a valuable player. DSJ has shown he has potential with his hit tool and approach at the plate and his defence isn't otherworldly but there's reason to believe it can be above average in left, so like someone said before he doesn't have to 25 HR(or even 20) to be a solid option in left field

Leftfield being a premium power position(or premium offensive position) is another one of those useless Baseball myths that people like to repeat but have no idea what it actually means. Its true that its easier to find offence among corner outfielders but it doesn't mean you have to a very good hitter to be a good overall player at those positions.

I think the eye test for defence is only useful in the minor leagues and when you don;t have enough of a sample size, if that's not the case i always go with the defensive metrics. If the metrics say someone is a terrible defender over a huge sample size(like over 3 years worth of innings) than that's what true regardless of what your eyes will tell you.

Melky does not play a passable left field, he's actually one of the worst in Baseball, this is one those things where the eye test and the stats align perfectly.

What does Gibbons have to do with Jansenn walking the leadoff batter?

no, if the Rays win the protest is nullified.

Its amazing how effective Sanchez has been in the majors despite being a one pitch pitcher with so so fastball command, his curveball is not generating any swings and misses, that's a concern moving forward. You're not always going to get away with letting batters go from 0-2/1-2 to 2-2/3-2 on a routine basis, he needs that hammer curve to put them away

Dwight Smith with his 10th of the year, amazing how underrated he is among the usual prospect watchers

Norris will make another start in Buffalo

There's no evidence to suggest the Jays are on average more aggressive with promotions than other teams. Their policy of two full seasons in rookie ball and short season ball for position players is pretty much identical to many other teams, it might even be slightly conservative. In the upper levels guys who are vastly outperforming their peers are being moved slightly faster than guys who are merely doing well, Pompey vs Nay for example, but this is everyone else does it. I'm guessing a lot of people have problems with the Pompey promotion but its justifiable, he's got an advanced approach at the plate(12% career walk rate) and he's not really "breaking out" like people think he is, the only time he's ever struggled in his minor league career was in the first half of 2013 when he was just coming off of surgery. He was drafted a year ahead of Blake Swihart, you could argue he's been a better hitter than Swihart and they're both at the same level now, that's pretty much the norm for how quickly good hitting prospects move through the system.

I don't want to be repetitive either but it sounds like the scouts Badler talked to feel like they might have underestimated his overall power or in game power if you will.

I know its not the same thing but Ben Badler quotes scouts who think they might have underestimated his power grades after seeing him in those show cases.

The Red Sox are paying Castillo to be pretty much an average everyday player, he's apparently showing more power in those BP showcases than he did during his days in Cuba, he might be worth the risk. On another note, 75 million over 6 years is pretty close to what Melky Cabrera will get and teams might have to surrender a draft pick for him. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/red-sox-sign-rusney-castillo/

That's it for Osuna, final statline 4 IP 2 H 5 K 1 HBP 2-3 GB:FB