I would really happy with Lebron and Rose. Rose’s offensive potential reminds me of Cam Smith’s, but Rose has no defensive value and very little speed.
Defense and speed are pretty much all Smith has offered at this point, how is that an endorsement for Rose?
Smith is far from a finished product. He has elite bat speed and exit velocities and just needs to improve his launch angles to become a premier power hitter, that’s really where I’m making the comparison. Personally, I think if Smith had spent last season in AAA working on his bat path and making his approach more consistent instead of floundering in the majors trying to save Dana Browns job, he’d be a lot more productive in the majors right now.
Any combination of the following college bats (especially outfielders) would be a great addition to the farm system: - Ace Reese - AJ Gracia - Justin Lebron - Sawyer Strosnider - Zion Rose - Tyler Bell - Derek Curiel If Dana Brown wanted to go with a high upside high schooler, that would be great as well. This is supposed to be his bread and butter, the reason why he was hired as the GM --- to acquire amateur talent and grow the farm system. With more slot money than they've had in over a decade, pardon the pun, but Dana Brown needs to hit a homerun in this draft.
I would've thought Cam would've worked on this during last offseason. If he did work on changing his launch angle the his work hasn't been successful. How long do you think it will take before the fruits of his labor will be realized? Right now I'm not against moving Cam in a trade for an above avg OF with at least 2 yrs of control. But I would hope they would do a deal for and OF bat with multiple yrs of control using Matthews, Neyens, Pecko.
