He made his minor league reputation as a ss where his defense played and his ability to hit outweighed his lack of power or lack of SB speed. Now he's a 3B where that profile doesn't really play and those that do the rankings haven't caught up yet. He doesn't really walk. He doesn't hit for power (2B or HR). His OBP is driven by his BA and had never been higher than .344 until 100 AB last year at AAA. In his short time at the big club last year he was awful at the plate.
IMO, he's way, way overrated.
And, as you know, I'm not that high on Riley either.
Wonder if this means something
UNCBlue012 (12-20-2017)
I didn't realize how much Longoria had fallen off over the past few seasons. Not a bad deal for the Rays. Arroyo and Adames gives them a couple of solid young IFs.
MAdams just signed for $4M with $500k in incentives.
Where are the folks who thought he had trade value and/or would sign for more than his projected arbitration number?