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The moment you get a better option, trade him. What really frustrates me about Smoak seeming to settle into a low-rent production level is his fielding. I REALLY like his fielding, and it would have been a tremendous boon to the team if he could even reach what we envisioned as his mid-level career potential. The guy saves runs with his glove. But his offense isn't sufficient for his glove to carry him.
The first series against the Angels seems far, far behind us in the rearview mirror.
I know everybody here thinks Ackley is on his way now, but I'm not yet convinced. Me, I'm waiting until I see his mid-season numbers, and even then I want to see what he does over a full season before I start pronouncing him fixed. Let's see him put up a .280 / .330 / .435 full season with 30-plus doubles. I know he's over that right now, and I know what he did second half last year. But to me that's the minimum full-season production I'll have to see to consider him fixed. The guy has the talent to do considerably better even than that. He's trying. He's improved somewhat. I want to see more, and I want to see it sustained over time.