Zebby- why does it have to be one or the other? He can move to the pen next year and potentially move back to the rotation in the future. I think pen makes a lot of sense for next years plans with the potential of moving back to the rotation. It’s being done more often in the league nowadays and he has the stuff to make it happen.
Royce- yeah I think in a way he’s back, but his whiff struggles and his in zone whiff struggles will mean that he’ll likely never be an elite hitter, so he’s really going to have to find somewhere defensively where he can be at least a league average presence defensively.
Luke- I think it’s mostly legit with the bat. He’s really incredible about swinging at his pitch and laying off stuff outside the zone and pitchers pitches. MLB defenses will learn to play him tighter but remember he’s still coming off TJ and multiple hand injuries. I think he can find a little more bat speed which should help him adjust to the adjustments that’ll come next year. His impact is highly dependent on his ability not to play terrible defense though.
it’s shocking to me how many bad plays he makes. Not because he’s lacking athleticism but just baseball smarts, but he did go to ASU…