Last season, I fell victim to buying far too much into Oswaldo Cabrera’s incredible play down the stretch of the season. It’s not that it was completely crazy to think that he could be a solid regular — the defense was so impressive and the switch hitting was compelling. However, I wrongfully ignored key aspects of his game that were exposed early on in his debut, in the playoffs, and throughout the recent seasons of his minor league career. If I took a step back and looked at the larger sample that was his minor league career and cup of coffee in the big leagues, I probably would have still been optimistic, just not nearly as much as I was immediately following the season.
These parts of Everson Pereira’s game will be critical to watch down the stretch
