In the midst of the calls to the Houston Astros for him to be trade bait for a starting pitcher, an examination into the real TEAM value of Evan Gattis MUST be conducted.
Evan Gattis is the Rodney Dangerfield of Major League Baseball, in that he seems to get no respect from anyone. As I’m writing this, too many in the fan base and across baseball media are calling for him to be used in a trade package to get a starting pitcher.
What are some of the reasons they have? Well, they all seem to be the same.