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I don't think you can properly evaluate Kotchman with blinders on, i.e., ignoring completely a .296/.372/.467 from 2007, at age 24. I'm not saying that's who he is, but that has to be his upside. You can't pretend that never happened.
I don't really buy into the idea that all of his deficient performance was due to off the field stuff. But I do think that Jack thinks he can be fixed, and that .300/.375/.470 is possible once more. His ability didn't vanish overnight, player don't usually get worse going from 24 to 27. Kotchman is not Endy Chavez.