Taro summed up my opinion. I have no problem with Mike Wilson's strikeout rate. While he is old for the league, I think his injury history helps mitigate that somewhat, as does his primarily football background.
As I gotten older and more tired I have come to appreciate better the reluctance to invest in B- prospects. Let's start with the premise that Wilson is a 1,000 MLB plate appearances away from being league average with the bat (much like Michael Saunders current path) with an outside chance at a 120 OPS+. At that point he'll be 29 and ready for his age decline. He has a long history of injury so what is to say you don't metaphorically buy your ice cream cone only to see the scoop fall to the sidewalk at age 29. Also, if you think Saunders is a B prospect, rather than a B-, shouldn't you try and accelerate his development since he will still be on the positive side of the age/development arch when he gets his 1,000 at bats. In short, you need to think that Wilson will be ready to contribute positive numbers from day one to have his promotion make much sense.
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