Grade Change Update

There’s certainly plenty of risk with Arcia, and my excitement over his Appy numbers is tempered by the K/BB deterioration (his numbers there were one of the primary reasons I loved him as a sleeper entering the season). That said, there’s a chance that’s a very special bat; I can’t say the same about Revere. He looks just like another Tyner/Gathright/Taveras/etc., and his terrible arm hinders versatility off the bench. I’d rather go for the homerun on Arcia and live with him being another Mitch Einertson, than settle for a player like Revere who at his best still doesn’t project as more than average and has history stacked against his player type.

I really didn’t make that point well. The guy is a CF that doesn’t play good CF defense. He’s not good on the basepaths, and his only talent is supporting a high, but empty batting average. He’d be a plus defender in the corners, but not so much up the middle where his bat isn’t as important. Perhaps he breaks out like Denard Span did a couple years back for MN, but my honest opinion is that they should have sold high on him two years back.

I know this, if I had to choose between Revere and Arcia right now, I’d take Arcia every time. I’m not an expert at seeing talent, but I really don’t see Revere amounting to a whole lot unless everything breaks right for him, the biggest of which being that he develops some gap power and hits 10 home runs in a season.