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Well based on your analogy, ya, if a guy is one of the worst fielders over a period of decades I wouldn't be high on his chances as a prospect either unless he were a pure DH. On that line Trayvon has run really poor zone ratings in CF over his Milb career. Not sure what it means given the roughness of these defensive stats.
Generally a K rate around 22% or slightly above is okay if it comes with other elite tools. Some of the best hitters in basball had above-average K-rates in the minors.
When you get too high though, theres a tendency for guys to crash and burn unless they have really have great secondary skills. Usually the High K rate guys that DO translate have massive power to compensate. The defensive types with high Ks don't hit the list at all.
The guys that have stuck around with a K-rate over 24% are Ryan Ludwick, Dean Palmer, Jack Cust, Preston Wilson, Tony Clark, Tim Salmon, Ryan Howard, Glennallen Hill, Wily Mo Pena, and Russel Branyan.
Of those guys Tim Salmon and Ryan Howard were impact players for a few years. Tony Clark and Preston Wilson were average/above-average players for a few seasons. The rest were mostly below-average regulars for most seasons, with a randomly great year from Ludwick.