Forecasts for Fifteen: Wilfredo Tovar

[Edgy MD]

That joke... you the one about, "He's 20 and in ten years he has a good chance to be 30"? Well, I'm 23-ish and I already look about 10 years older. So you don't have to worry.



But I do what I do and keep on keeping on and at the end of the day, with all the ambiguity surrounding the shortstop position, I can hold my head high and say that I'm still the best defensive option out there. That's got to get me at least a few times through the wash cycle this season I think. What do you think... about my 2015?

[MFS62]

When Phil Rizzuto was asked to name the best shortstop he ever saw, he answered "Willie Miranda". (He hadn't seen Ozzie Smith yet)
"Good field, no hit" was the description of many shortstops back then, and Willie was a prime example. So is Wilfredo today.
And that lack of hitting will keep him in the minors this year.
Later

[Lefty Specialist]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Got a chance to fill in the event of a lengthy injury but likely headed for a 250/300/350 kinda season between Bingo and Vegas.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

There's a lot of traffic between Binghamton and Vegas and here.

[Edgy MD]

I dunno. With Flores your shortstop, and Niese and Colon and Gee to a lesser extent primary getting their outs on the ground, there's going to be some work for a defensive replacement, and there's no guarantee that Ruben lasts the whole year considering his most-hated-man status and the logjam of shortstops behind him.

Whether as an injury replacement or as a replacement after an infielder is dealt, I think he'll get some reps this season, but not so many at-bats so as to over-expose him. 46 games, 66 plate appearances. .218 / .279 / .319 // .598.

One shocking and dauntless steal of third makes him a folk hero. One embarrassing and rally-killing failed steal of third a week later makes him a stooge.

[Guest themetfairy]

I don't have great expectations for Wilfredo.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Won't see him on the Mets in 2015.