jsnpritchett

Seriously, who the hell cares? 

Seriously, who the hell cares? 

Seriously, who the hell cares? 

Seriously, who the hell cares? 

You're moving the goal posts... 
You said he Maybin hadn't done enough to merit being given the starting job and that Revere had been TOO GOOD to keep from being relegated to the bench -- you offered zero opinion on what to expect from either guy moving forward (a completely different conversation), your entire argument was based on past performance.  Opinions are nice and all that, but the facts showed that Maybin was almost twice as valuable a player in fewer plate appearances.   I've not look at other sites to see if FGs views it more closely but that one comparison was pretty clearly in Maybin's favor.
Your initial statement was at the most basic level completely wrong.   
As to where you're trying to go now...  I'm not a fan of either guy to be honest, and yet I view both as potential upgrades -- which is more of an indictment of what we have had in LF than a ringing endorsement of either.  Revere is a craptastic top of the order bat despite all the talk about him being a lead-off hitter -- he's a speedy guy who hits for an empty an average.  He's Erick Aybar with better wheels.   Maybin is a frustratingly inconsistent talent but he offers more.  Like you, I don't think either guy should be guaranteed the starting spot but there is no denying that to date, Maybin has been the more productive player despite playing in less hitter friendly environments.  History also tells us that Revere is the far more consistent player.   They each have their plus and minuses, I'd argue Revere is more likely to rebound than Maybin is likely to repeat his numbers from last year.
At my most basic, I'd rather see a platoon than either one guy starting to be honest.   

Maybin - career OPS+ 93, career bWAR 11.3 - 3014 PA.   dWAR of 1.2
Revere - career OPS+ 83, career bWAR 6.1 - 3035 PA.   dWAR of (-2.3)
I'm not even a Maybin fan but.... 
 
   

Seems really premature for him to be ranked this high, but ok.

Nolasco

Had honestly completely forgotten he ever pitched for us until I saw this thread tonight.

Had honestly completely forgotten he ever pitched for us until I saw this thread tonight.

Had honestly completely forgotten he ever pitched for us until I saw this thread tonight.

Hope he doesn't strain his pussy shifting into 3rd.

whoa, that's some movie producer shit right there.

GMJ laughs at CJ's puny lil' house:
https://bustedcoverage.com/2015/05/30/buy-gary-matthews-jrs-sweet-corona-del-mar-house-15-5-million/
 

He'll end up not making the team, get released, then picked up by Texas where he faces the Angels 4 times and goes 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA. 

1-9, 5.27 ERA as a reliever.

1-9, 5.27 ERA as a reliever.

Seriously, who gives a damn if Trout isn't on this team?  I hope he isn't.  Zero interest in this farce of a competition.

I was hoping for dissimilar left handedness. 

Exactly: it'll be much better.

Exactly: it'll be much better.

Exactly: it'll be much better.

While you're correct with the defense bit (although the positional adjustment will limit the impact of that), if anything the 487 PA projection is a little optimistic. He has only made it past 400 in one of the past three seasons.

I agree, but isn't Foster a "high floor" type? I don't see much of a ceiling other than the DaVanon comp, and that is probably a best-case scenario.

The Jared Fosters of the world are a dime a dozen: they are pretty common players in the minor leagues. I suppose the upside is someone like Jeff DaVanon. DaVanon also started his minor league career at age 22 and didn't do much for a couple years then broke out at age 24 and was a minor league stud for a couple years, then compiled about 1500 PA in the majors in his late 20s to early 30s as a platoon player, hitting .259/.349/.400, 5.2 rWAR, and a 97 OPS+. I could see this being a positive scenario for Foster. But it is probably more likely that he is never anything more than a minor league journeyman for a few years and is out of organized baseball before he turns 30.