He's only playable because they didn't trade him for prospects and grab a cheap RHB replacement like Grichuk. Add a platoon partner like Bleday and you'd still save $$$. A much better LF than Duran too.
Pivetta was a reclamation project at the time. Schwarber was injured and most fans generally shrugged their shoulders when it happened. There were a few posters here who prefered Valdez over Abreu for a while.
20 - Pivetta and a bunch of lesser prospects
21 - Schwarber, Robles, Davis
22 - Hosmer, McGuire, Pham, Abreu, Valdez
23 - Urias
He wanted to swing for the fence in '22, but got gun shy for one reason or another.
He's a gamer! He plays so hard! He leaves it all on the field!
If he was on the bench, he's likely to wander to the trainer's room for some anesthetic and get tattooed again while he's out of it.