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Sam Dykstra

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Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

And I think Tampa Bay has struggled to develop those guys.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

They have not had a homegrown catcher in a very, very long time, if really ever in their franchise history.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

They're kind of starved for it.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

So the questions about the power kind of hold me back.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

If we do this again, which we will, we will update these lists again in February and March.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

If he's a top 10 prospect, wouldn't shock me just because of what all the pieces are to be a good everyday catcher back there.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

So he's one I'll point out.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

Slater to run is somebody I know a lot of people are excited about.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

A lot of people had him pegged to go to the Diamondbacks because he's a short, left-handed hitting outfielder who can really run and really field.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

Ever since the D-backs did well getting Corbin Carroll, they've kind of chased that type of profile.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

Instead, he ends up going to the Orioles, signs for above slot, $4 million.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

He's another guy who like once the power questions kind of come up, I'm not going to shove up a list too high.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

I want to see how that power is going to perform with bats over a longer period.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

But again, 65 grade speed on the 20 to 80 scale.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

That's plus to plus plus above average hit can really field in center field and the Rays.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

They will tell you anybody who asks.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

They really value defense.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

They really value speed.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

So even if you aren't so great at the power position, they think if you take away runs, that's just as good to us as scoring them.

Baseball Isn’t Boring
What To Make Of All These Prospects Who Were Just Traded

So this might be a really good organizational fit here between Slater to Braun and the Rays.