“Scouted Winfree in (spring training) actually,” Piliere wrote in an email. “There’s a lot to like there. I’m surprised he was out there, didn’t realize he was. I think he needs to be viewed as a prospect. Above average arm and I think the power plays at the next level. He’s still mainly dead red on the fastball. I’d like to see if he can make enough consistent contact at AAA. If he can he has the power to be a big league contributor. At least a guy worth watching, but obviously as a free agent there are warts. You gotta like getting a guy that’s still pretty young with very good game usable power though. I think it’s a nice pickup.”Interesting stuff. I think the key will be if he can learn how to hit the breaking ball. That's usually what separates the AAAA player and the MLB player.
I mentioned last week that Cashman has be pretty good at finding solid ballplayers off the scrapheap, maybe this is another one.
