Yoenis Cespedes: Is He Worth It?

Honestly for the amount of money that hes prob going to get i dont think he will be going to the minors. Plus all the buzz from the Cubian fans they’ll want to see him right away. But all thats my speculation. But my question is IF he sign what will the OF look like and Batting Order. I am really excited for this upcoming season i just hope we play up to our potential.

but now his winter league play has made him underrated, or at least rated properly.

Money shouldn’t really impact the amount of time he gets in the minors. Teams would basically be sacrificing 2-3 months of probably slightly above average ML play for a hopefully improved player over the next 4-5-6 years or however long of a contract he signs.

They’re expecting him to be at best a league average player through his prime years. This isn’t entirely challenging; however, it is understandable that the team would be hesitant to expect league average performance from a player who has not played at a high competition level yet.

As far as him being in the minors, I fully expect him to spend half a season running through Double- and Triple-A if he is signed. The team will blow the option and money in an attempt to get him seasoned for big league play.

I don’t think they would want to set him up for failure or disappointment in front of the home crowd; Ken Rosenthal reported it’s actually a concern of Cespedes playing in Miami because of the pressure he’d feel to perform right away for the Cuban locals. Thus, I think they wouldn’t shy away from giving him some seasoning in the minors, but don’t doubt he’d be up if the team starts slow or the crowds aren’t as big as expected.

My concern with signing him is Morrison/Stanton/Gaby in conjunction with Yelich. Yelich is probably our best prospect at this point and signing Cespedes to a long term deal puts a big roadblock in his way. When he’s ready, we’d either have to trade him or one of the aforementioned guys. I like all of them, and I’d like to see some more legitimate home grown talent on this team…

I don’t think they’d shy away from putting hm in the minors to start the year. The team said he’d have to earn his spot, which doesn’t mean much to me because the team also says it likes loyal fans yet is doing everything it can to stop the same loyal fans from being able to buy opening day tickets if they can’t afford season tickets. Ken Rosenthal also reported it’s a rumored concern of Cespeded to play in Miami because he’d feel the pressure to perform right away in front of the Cuban locals.

My concern with signing him to a LT deal is the existing players (Stanton, LoMo, and Gaby) as well as our top prospect, Cristian Yelich. Yelich’s start is growing and rising fast and Cespedes would be a roadblock for him. That means someone would have to be traded and considering our off-season moves, I’d like to keep the homegrown talent we have…