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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