August 2, 201412 yr Author Actually, it is evidence that your eyes lie. Cespedes is not horrible but he is not very good either. He has a strong arm but is a poor outfielder overall and a mediocre hitter who doesnt get on base. He turns 30 in a year, so he basically for the most part is what he is. He has an inflated reputation because of his rookie year, but he just simply hasnt been good since then by any stretch of the imagination.
August 2, 201412 yr Hey, look at that! Spike and I agree on something! Cespedes is absolutely overrated. He is, if anything, a powerful player. Powerful arm and bat, but not much else to offer.
August 3, 201412 yr The guy has been an all star for more than one year now. He has pop in his bat. Eyes don't lie. He's an impact player.
August 3, 201412 yr I will say this about Cespedes, I think that he will work out well for the Sox in the long run, but he was only an all-star for the first time this year and other than HR derbies hasn't accomplished that much significant in his time in The Show. He gets a lot of attention defensively with his arm, but some of his big throws this year have been the result of his miss-playing the ball, hell one he dropped, fortunate for him his arm was strong enough to recover. He should do better with short wall in Fenway, but he really is overrated at this point in his career, especially given all the hype when he first arrived.
August 3, 201412 yr Author The guy has been an all star for more than one year now. He has pop in his bat. Eyes don't lie. He's an impact player. Eyes lie and he really isnt an impact player. Like at all. He is mediocre.
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