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Originally Posted by DamPenguin
I get scared and have serious doubts about how the Tigers handle their young batting talent. Maybe it's a side effect from the Boesch experience? But last year Berry came in and gave the team a spark and was hitting pretty well only to be mishandled and ever since his confidence has disappeared. Now we have guys like Garcia and Tuiasosopo with Castellanos waiting in the wings. Maybe it's Leyland's loyalty to guys already on the roster (i.e. Kelly, Santiago, Dirks)? I don't know exactly what it is but I'd hate to see what happened with Berry happen to another one of our high potential prospects.
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I worry about how this team handles young guys as well, but Berry was not mishandled. Nor was he ever a high potential prospect. Dude played way above his head for awhile, but unfortunately big league teams scout players and exploit their weaknesses. When the ability to hit big league pitching is your #1 weakness, I doubt you have a bright future. All that being said, I envy Berry to no end. He got to play in the bigs and for about a month he was a star.