Originally Posted by
chipchildress
i think the swanson to Atlanta now stuff is completely overblown. that dude isn't going to get any better facing AAA pitching. he's got a good head on him (rare in a sport filled with morons), college experience, winning experience, and some talent.
if he was always overrated, then nothing changes.
frankly, i just assume see what he is. if it turns out he's the next Frenchy, you still have time to get Albies back at short or plan for something else. if dansby is sitting in AAA for the next year and moves up with everybody else, you have a world of different problems you face.
as for the service time argument, that's the worst of them all. we all know he'll get a huge contract if he turns out to be as good as people hope. the service time with swanson is the least important thing we could ever imagine with this rebuild.