Even without the drug suspension, I think that big upticks in his BABIP and power in his age 27 and 28 seasons are reason enough for a hearty "ehhhh" on his future. My inclination is to not buy that he's really learned any new skills so much as he's gotten rather lucky in an inevitably short peak, except that he started his MLB so young for a team that took a long time to really give him anything to do. So maybe the normal development curves don't apply?

I don't know. 2/16mm isn't a huge risk, and it looks like he cost himself a lot of money getting busted. But it's not a totally small risk if you think there's a chance that he'll go right back to his pre-2011 self: a tweener that's not even a particularly sexy 4th outfielder.

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"Walleye, a lot of things are going to go wrong in your life that technically aren't your fault. Always remember that this doesn't make you any less of an idiot"

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