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<blockquote data-quote="TwoElevenEastDaniel" data-source="post: 1503710" data-attributes="member: 746082"><p>To their credit and sometimes detriment, Theo and Jed (and I suppose Jason McLeod) seem to bet on guys' work ethic and make up to paper over talent deficiencies. Almora is a prime example of that, because he's such a gym rat and a great kid that it's hard to not imagine him righting the ship.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, we have data that suggests that not only is he a net negative offensively, but his defense isn't remotely close in reality to what it is in perception. Was this a case of a scouting gaffe based on a guy who crushed HS/Junior International competition but would amount one day to a AAAA player? This was their first draft pick running the Cubs, and the Cubs weren't/aren't in a position to whiff on first rounders.</p><p></p><p>I'm struggling to discern whether this is a player evaluation or a player development issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwoElevenEastDaniel, post: 1503710, member: 746082"] To their credit and sometimes detriment, Theo and Jed (and I suppose Jason McLeod) seem to bet on guys' work ethic and make up to paper over talent deficiencies. Almora is a prime example of that, because he's such a gym rat and a great kid that it's hard to not imagine him righting the ship. Having said that, we have data that suggests that not only is he a net negative offensively, but his defense isn't remotely close in reality to what it is in perception. Was this a case of a scouting gaffe based on a guy who crushed HS/Junior International competition but would amount one day to a AAAA player? This was their first draft pick running the Cubs, and the Cubs weren't/aren't in a position to whiff on first rounders. I'm struggling to discern whether this is a player evaluation or a player development issue. [/QUOTE]
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