Everyone’s really getting excited about him, but they’re ignoring his flaws. He definitely still has flaws.

But here’s the thing about the whole “rushing prospects” thing: you can never tell who’s going to struggle and who isn’t. Jason Heyward could have crapped out for 100 PA and been sent back, and we would say “They rushed him.” He’s hitting like crazy now and they’re saying “They made the right call.” It’s all revisionist. I’d love to see the research be done, but I can’t begin to think of how to do it. If you’ll recall, I did a little bit of that, but I think that work had some strong bias that would be hard to overcome.

I’m no expert on prospects either, so I would not really know. I don’t know how disappointing it is to strikeout or go 0-for-20 in the majors, and I certainly don’t know how Mike Stanton feels about that.

That’s part of the problem with the business of breaking down callups. We can say he’s ready all we want, but we don’t really know. In my opinion, he could probably use some time in Triple-A, like Maybin had last year, but that’s just the conservative me talking. Who knows if he’s truly ready for the majors? My guess is he doesn’t come out guns blazing, and he takes it like he would normally take it. Seeing pitches to hit I presume will help him become a better hitter and develop a better eye, but some guys never really get there. We’ll see in a few months, right?