Thursday, June 19, 2014

Cole Gillespie: Don't Get Excited



If you are anything like me you tuned out on the Mariners for most of April and the beginning of May. The eight game losing streak looked too much like seasons past and it just wasn't worth watching. It wasn’t until that streak ended and the M’s started winning again that you jumped back on the wagon. So, you probably missed when the M’s added Cole Gillespie to their roster in an attempt to help their moribund offense.

Additionally, you probably didn’t pay much attention to 2010 and 2011 Diamondback teams. They were a bad National League West team, without many marquee players. We already had our own bad American League West team, without many marquee players, so why would you watch the D-backs? You probably wouldn't. However, much to my disappointment, it turns out that Cole Gillespie played briefly for those Diamondback teams.  

Unlike, James Jones and others, Gillespie is not a young player from the Mariners with a potentially bright and promising future. Instead he is a 30 year journeyman minor leaguer who is probably not going to get much better than what he is today. Most guys are done developing at that point in their career. Basically Gillespie is exactly what we are seeing. How deflating to learn that this guy is basically a fifth outfielder at best.

All of this isn’t to say you shouldn’t root for Gillespie or enjoy his successes. It just means don’t get big expectations or grow too attached to him. He probably isn’t going to turn into a perennial All-star. In fact he probably won’t even be on the team come 2015. Anything he adds to the 2014 version of the team is great. If he helps us win a few games, with his ability to be a baseball players, I will consider it a success. I just don't expect anything

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