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Actually, he's a much better defender than Gathwright and significantly slower. And he can take a walk. It's not the worst thing in the world that he'll be up here for a little bit.
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He has 20 steals in AAA and when he was up in 07 I thought he was very quick from the box to 1st base anyway. Also he obviously didn't show it in his short time here but when he came up a few years back, Gathright was considered a gold glove calibur CF.
I'm sure Fuld's 40 time wouldn't be what Gathright's is but he still has the same general advantages and disadvantages.
The fact that its not the worst thing was pretty much my point.
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I just reread what I typed and I didn't mean to sound so know-it-all-ish. What I meant was that's what I know about him and Gathwright. I've always heard what a great defender Fuld is and that Gathwright only had speed going for him and was a mediocre defender. But yes, not the worst thing at all.
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FWIW, I've never heard Gathright talked about as a gold glover. IIRC, he's a converted SS and known for being fast but not a good fielder. In fact, his fielding was what got him benched in KC.
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Might be, I must admit I didn't follow his KC career, but in 2004 when he came up with the Rays, Baseball America said "Gathright has blazing speed and all the tools of a future annual gold glover in center field"
Anyway, its not worth arguing about, its Fuld and Gathright. My point was, while no two players are identical, Fuld kinda brings the same things Gathright did.
