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Originally Posted by Ruttiger
Seriously? Not sure how many more chances he can realistically I expect. I don't think they've been unfair with him at all. Sooner or later someone has to actually seize their chances and take it upon themselves to make it work.
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Baseball moreso than other sports is a game of failure. This notion of sample sizes, be damned - you gotta produce when you get a chance is ridiculous. Any other player can have a terrible month (Bautista in April anyone?), but when a young player does it it's unacceptable.
In 2009/2010 Snider got around a full season of plate appearances and put up slightly above league average offense. Obviously from a LF you are hoping for more than that in the long run, but there's plenty of corner outfielders who have long careers putting up league average offense and the Jays were getting it from a 21/22 year old (who can play above average defense). Then in 2011 he has a horrible start to the season and he's back in the minors.