| Last Monday, I addressed a fan trade proposal sent to T.R. Sullivan which suggested trading reliever Joaquin Benoit for Milwaukee outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr:
Joaquin Benoit for Tony Gwynn Jr. Uh, sure, I guess. Gwynn’s very fast, steals lots of bases and can sort of get on base. Unfortunately, he has virtually zero power with a career minor league line of .271/.351/.343, and he compares rather closely with Freddy Guzman, or Joey Gathright, or any other player in the Juan Pierre/Tom Goodwin mold.
Gwynn’s hitting .301/.363/.349 this year for the Brewers in 83 AB, but he probably won’t keep that batting average or OBP up. He certainly wouldn’t be a long-term solution in center field; John Sickels at Minor League Ball didn’t even include Gwynn as part of his list of the top 20 prospects in the Brewers organization before this season. Sullivan thinks it could take Aki to obtain Gwynn, but I don’t feel there’s any way he’s worth that much. I&rsqu... |
