You have got to be kidding me, ZERO teams in the league have a lineup and bench of players that are completely proven and are a great players. Even the Yankees, though they may be close to the exception in the lineup although they have one blackhole even in Meintxxxx. Then look at the Red Sox, Pedroia isnt proven yet, even Crisp isnt even proven yet that they can be everyday hitters in the lineup. But you know what? How can they do that without playing time? Thats what WMP needs and he proved he can potentially be a well-above average MLB player by his performance last year.
His career stats indicate hes a .143/.294/.357 hitter???? Are you kidding me???? He has his flaws like all young hitters (even more because he wasnt brought along properly in CIN). But tell me what we're seeing right now is all he'll ever be is rediculous. In fact over the past 3 years (when he was 22, 23, and 24 years old) hes had 923 ABs and posted a
.270/.322/.504/.826 line, thats fantastic for a kid his age, most prospects are still in the minors at those ages and he has a .826 OPS. This wasnt a one year thing, hes always shown ability to be a major league hitter. He needs some work but like I said to say hes a career bench player is an awful and baseless claim.
Like I pointed out, his career numbers DO NOT reflect his .144 BA. Its been 14, 14! ABs and your ready to declare him a bench player at 25 years old