I'm totally with Flambers on this one. I really like what Arencibia has brought this year in his first year. Sure his strikeouts haven't been good at all, but I actually see the sky as the limit with him. Give his lots of time with Cito working on his hitting mechanics this year and certainly he'd improve. If D'Arnaud is better than this guy I'd be floored.
The player I'm getting somewhat fed up with his Snider. I have never ever seen a prospect with such power and such a good swing at such an young age, but he's never shown any consistency in his 3 years, and with teams still holding him in somewhat high regard, I wouldn't mind him packaged in a deal to get a huge HR guy (like Prince Fielder, though not now considering he can be had as a FA). I wouldn't deal Hill just yet, though I would give him another season to work his stuff out, and if it doesn't, package him with Drabek for an ace and move someone else to 2nd. There are still a lot a things that can fall into place over the next coming months, so we'll see.
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