And he's the top prospect in the Pirate's org, the #2 pick in the 2008 draft and the #8 prospect in baseball before the season started. He's Rendon from 2 years ago, and he was fine in his first 300 ABs in the bigs this year. He's not the greatest fielder, but I don't think his bat holds up at 1B necessarily, so they should want to keep him at 3B if they can.
We NEED to make sure we get the second pick, because Rendon MIGHT fall to us. If you don't think Rendon is any better than Alvarez, and Alvarez isn't going anywhere, then a pitcher might be the call for the Pirates. Who can tell with them? They do weird things in the draft.
We need to be there, ready to make the call if Rendon gets passed over. Purke or Cole would likely be the call if Rendon falls or we don't think he can recover from that nasty injury...but he's the prize. For us if not the Pirates. Draft pitchers in the other two slots if we want - they'll be there.
But Rendon would/should complete a bats overhaul for us. And we're now in as fine a position to collect him as we could be, save having the #1 pick.
Just be glad it's the Pirates ahead of us letting us have any chance at all at him. We still have a whole 'nother college season to go which could still shuffle things, but I wouldn't cross the projected #1 college hitter off our wish list just yet.
~G
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