I admitted he has done well so far, but the sample size is too small to make much of it. If it continues, great. If he reverts to what I think he is then he is just a late inning defensive replacement.
Right now he is doing very well. I am willing to wait and see what he does over the next 50 games or so. As I recall (without checking the numbers) he slumped badly as he got tired at the end of last year. I think this start is the proverbial "flash in the pan". I'd be glad to be proven wrong.
There are only so many roster spots and allowing a stiff like IKF to take one of them was a mistake. There were far more talented players to be had this offseason, and we all know why we didn't get them: Henry is a cheapskate and Breslow isn't good enough.
Let’s give him a reasonable amount of time to show his true colors-maybe 40-50 games or more. I think he is what he is at the plate and that it will eventually show up in his stats. If I’m wrong so much the better because this group of bums can use all the help they can get on offense.
A very good all around player? His career OPS+ is 81-below average. Defensively he is good. But this team needs players who can hit the baseball. IKF won’t help. He belongs in the minors.
He’s been out there quite a bit so far. I’d rather have a better player than IKF, who really should be in AAA ball to be called up only if a more talented player gets injured.
There’s no reason they couldn’t have signed Suarez AND obtained a far more talented player or two instead of Durbin or IKF.
Except of course that the owner is a cheapskate.