Posted by Jason Wojciechowski on February 28, 2015 at 12:29 AM
- He doesn't hit for enough power to make up for his bad on-base percentage;
- Therefore, he doesn't hit enough overall to make up for his bad defense at an easy position;
- And while he's young, youth is only meaningful if there's good reason to believe that with age will come improvement, and Viciedo has displayed nothing in his multi-year career providing a valid ground for that belief.
Susan Slusser notes that "if the price is right" Viciedo could make sense for the A's. On a minor-league deal, the price is right for anybody, so I'd agree there, but there is no amount of money that should guarantee Viciedo a spot on the 40-man roster. I'd rather have every single player currently on the fringe over Viciedo.