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And you really don't think Cano has the ability to win a batting title? What, because he's off to a slow start this season?
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His inability to take a walk has exposed him to opposing pitchers. His batting average dropped last season and I wouldn't be surprised if it dropped again this season to under .300
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Melky hasn't shown you that he's a good young center fielder with tons of potential? He's shown about as much, maybe more than Jacoby and Gomez have. Hits well, plays good defense (although he may zig-zag from time to time out there), has a good arm, runs well, etc.
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I think Melky Cabrera is the worst CF in the AL East. I'm taking Ellsbury, Wells, Upton, and Jones over him...might have to take "part-time" Coco Crisp over him as well.
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Kennedy has similar stuff as Mike Mussina and could one day be up there.
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So Yankee officials say. He looks like a mediocre pitcher with average stuff to me. Nothing jumps out at you.
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If Hughes's performance this year is what you're basing that statement on, what about last year? Give him some time, he needs more than 19 Major League starts before we declare that he is a failure. I'm getting a whif of some good old-fashinoed anti-Yankee bias with this one.
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Currently I can't call his fastball a "plus-plus" pitch when it sits around 93 mph with little movement. I like his curve but because he lacks that other stellar pitch he must get the curve over the plate. If he doesn't then batters remain honest and can zero in on the fastball. He can be an adequate pitcher but thats not ace material. You guys talk about his changeup but it doesn't look like much to me. Phil Hughes looks like a poor man's Josh Beckett.