pretty much said the things we’ve all noticed here, good arm, defense, speed, shows some power, but needs to improve the K:BB rate. All in all, Im still excited to see Marte at some point next season hopefully

I’ve been a huge Marte fan, but the general skepticism around here has tempered that. To see Sickels relatively hung-ho about him is heartening. It’s possible the refusal to take walks will hurt him chronically, but until some pitchers prove that he can’t hit .330, I’m satisfied with his game (and theres evidence indicating that he’s strike zone aware, just not strike zone obsessed).

Question (obliquely related to the annoying bench discussion): would you rather keep Presley as a plus 4th OF, or hope to trade him for value? Obviously, trade discussions always hinge on the return, but the question is whether you think Presley (maybe paired with a high-MiL SP?) could get enough return to justify giving up a really solid, all fields backup OF. I like the idea that, with Presley in house, we can withstand an injury to any OF with hardly a hiccup, but I also like the idea of using him (and maybe a spare #4 SP) to fill a serious hole, such as SS or 1B/3B. I kind of feel like, between Grossman and Gorkys, we have above average spare OFs.