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Yeah, 2 months more of a resumethe reality is Gattis is a one trick pony who can crush a fastball over the plate and hanging breaking balls. Sorry he isn't getting the hype you think he deserves because he's "El Oso Blanco". While Gattis has a nice story and I respect what he's overcome Puig is a game changer, Gattis is not. Gattis is a solid replacement level player who isn't in his natural position and contributes next to nothing on the defensive side of the game while also not providing any speed on the bases. Puig can hit, run, and throw. Everyone knows he can't sustain this amount of success, but by season's end he'll be boasting better stats than Gattis. At least that's what the cloud raining over my head is telling me.
"Solid replacement level player" is an oxymoron. Gattis has 1.9 WAR (baseball reference) through 48 games played. That's far from replacement level.
Just how you laugh at a 5 game hot stretch, I laugh at calling a 27 year old rookies first two months in the big leagues a "track record". I can process your two sentences that don't back up your point just fine. Results are results, and you're claiming Gattis is this superior player based off of his track record of two months. Puig is on fire, the book isn't out on him yet like it is on Gattis. If Gattis goes into a slump, he's worthless out there in the field. Puig has already showcased he's a difference maker in all facets of the game. And isn't a replacement level player exactly what Gattis is? He's only up here to spell Freeman and McCann versus lefties, but due to BJ Upton being pretty bad so far he's had to replace him in some games. And he's done a solid job of that. So you keep hoping and dreaming that Gattis can have more months like May and not April, because otherwise he won't be sniffing the ROY. Now the convo is over.
