Funny how Guti's injury may get people to look at Wells in a different way....despite the fact that he's the same Casper, with a nice upside, that he always was.
People may still see CF's in the mold of Micky Rivers or Amos Otis, both 165 lbs dripping wet...or, in the modern game, the 185 lb Coco Crisp. These guys look fast standing still. Rivers and Otis were both pretty good offensive players in their day. Mick the Quick had a 106 career OPS+, and Otis had a 114. He even hit more than 20 homers twice.
But the 6'2, 210 lbs Gorman Thomas was a pretty dang good CF, too. Even had a decent glove, although he was known for hitting the ball over the fence. 114 career OPS+
Interestingly, Wells is 6'2, 210 lbs, too. A Thomas-type clone? Thomas had that compact followthrough, too. Have we made that comparison before? Seems like we did. Wells career OPS+ (340 PA's, I know) is 119.
Anyway, there is more than one CF way to skin the cat.
Where was it that I read the suggestion that the M's chase a trade with the A's to get Crisp? My goodness! Why would this team, with both Wells and Trayvon, sell young talent to inherit $20M of Crisp salary? Guti may well be back in May. Casper will be more than fine.
Sit back and relax!
moe
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