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Belt has a lot of upside....BUT he is a rookie - I doubt you want to drop Damon or Brantley for him because they are everyday players.....it's not clear whether Belt will play every day or even where....Roberts otoh is on the DL and weeks away, so if that is a hole in your lineup, sure. If you have Roberts on reserve do you need his SB if/when he comes back more than a little more power from Belt? and then who does Belt replace in the lineup?
I don't think I need Roberts' stolen bases. Belt would be replacing one of the players I platoon in my UTIL spot. Damon, Brantley, or Dunn.Thanks for the answers, Eephus too.
If you have a team that is looking like a top team 3 I'd rather have Damon. If your team is middle of the pack wor worse I'd rather have Belt. I'd rather have Belt in a keeper formats.
Guy should turn out to be a pretty good player down the road, but he looked way over matched in his first stint with the Giants earlier this season.
If you just look at his slash line, you'd say Belt was overmatched. But I think that's a case where the numbers oversimplify. I'm not saying he was great or even good, but a .237 BABIP in a very short 60 PA sample didn't help him at all. If you watched him every day, he had some very nice looking ABs that ended up as outs. He has a very good eye, almost to the point of being too unaggressive. When the results weren't there early, it looked like he started pressing which accelerated the death spiral.I still wouldn't pick him up in a redraft league because of the playing time questions but I expect a lot better than a .569 OPS & .077 ISO this time around.'Pnishthm said:
Yeah, overmatched certainly wouldn't be the word I'd use to describe his April stint. A little bad luck and a little too passive at times sounds more correct. He has a great approach at the plate, for a young hitter, and he has plenty of talent to put up numbers. The ability to work the count and draw some walks is a skill that it seems like it can take young hitters forever to develop and Belt seemed well on his way before. He hit the ball well (again) in AAA and it's a different situation than before so hopefully that confidence will carry over for better results.
Huh? I would. I still think he has value and you never know. Guys like Michael Morse are being scooped up in most leagues. Every year rookies come up in May/June and produce.
although it may well depend on how well the team hangs in the standings in the three weeks before Sandoval is back.....if they are not contending, why not get Belt some valuable experience....there is no future for Burrell.They might also try and trade for a catcher better than Whiteside - rumor that Pudge might be available and a guy that experienced and knowledgable might help for the short term - if they don't have to give up much to get him I could see that happening.
