March 2, 201115 yr Author Thanks for the responses. I'm looking forward to following him and I'm hoping for big things. I'm always intrigued by a guy who has his kind of huge upside. I think we pretty much know what Teahen is, and Morel will likely never be a big power bat. Moreover, he's another right handed hitter. But adding a left handed bat of McPherson's potential is very intriguing, assuming that his potential is realized.
March 2, 201115 yr QUOTE (Lillian @ Mar 2, 2011 -> 04:11 PM) Thanks for the responses. I'm looking forward to following him and I'm hoping for big things. I'm always intrigued by a guy who has his kind of huge upside. I think we pretty much know what Teahen is, and Morel will likely never be a big power bat. Moreover, he's another right handed hitter. But adding a left handed bat of McPherson's potential is very intriguing, assuming that his potential is realized. I think the general consensus is that at age 30, if you haven't realized that potential yet.........
March 2, 201115 yr I would guess that if McPherson were hypothetically able to play a full season, he would hit about .200 with 25 home runs and an OPS around .700, and that's a pretty big "if," as I recall him having several back problems throughout his career. I have no idea how his defense is, but I can't imagine that it's very good. He doesn't have good contact skills whatsoever and has struggled mightily when he has played in the majors. He has legitimate power and can draw a walk every now and then, but counting on him to be anything more than the backup to the backup is asking for trouble.
March 2, 201115 yr I saw McPherson play quite a bit in Salt Lake. He's all right at 3rd. Pretty good range, a strong arm, but I'd say overall his defense is just ok. He was fun to watch at the AAA level. I saw him hit a couple of moonshots.
March 3, 201115 yr If Dallas McPherson has to play for the Chicago White Sox, KW is all in, including the towel. I suppose there is a million to one chance he could be useful, but this is a bone for all the Charlotte Knights fans. Edited March 3, 201115 yr by Dick Allen
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