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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
A major difference would be who is on base, one is a guy that averages 40+ stolen bases a year over his career, the other is a prime candidate to run into a double play. I get home runs are more sexy, but in no way is Revere on first and say Jay Bruce each on first the same thing.
And I know it's a small sample size, I'm not ######ed. But how is it any different than judging Revere based on a season where he had injury issues? One is much closer to the norm than the other.
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No one has mentioned Jay Bruce at all..
The argument is Ben Revere is a hollow average. He hits 300/330/380.
Slugging is sexy, but it is also far more valuable than speed, everything else considered.
Average guy with zero ability to hit any extra bases. To me, that is not a valuable person. His value is speed, and if he cannot hit for average, for whatever reason, then he is useless (think Hamilton in Cincy)
But my argument isn't that I don't want him on this team whatsoever... it's that I would have to move passed a few players to get to him, so he really isn't my first choice to come to the jays as an everyday outfielder.
If he hits 300/350 would i be mad? no, not really. But I'm not looking at him being the missing piece on this team, last year or this year.
I don't buy the fear on the base paths argument, especially if he is hitting in front of JD/JB/EE/KM or whoever.