How good can Cespedes be?

February, 2, 2012
Feb 2
10:05
AM CT
Now that Yu Darvish is a Texas Ranger, all the attention on the international market has gone to Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, with the light becoming brighter last week when his residency in the Dominican Republic was established, making him finally eligible to sign. His U.S.-based representative, Adam Katz, insists that Cespedes will be in camp with a team, so a signing could happen soon, and it's time to talk about just how good he can be.

Once again, opinions on where Cespedes fit on the scale were all over the board, with both extremes occurring as one exec took all five big leaguers ahead of Cespedes, while another chose Cespedes over all five established players.

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TEAM LEADERS

WINS LEADER
Paul Maholm
WINS ERA SO IP
4 4.73 27 45
OTHER LEADERS
BAS. Castro .313
HRB. LaHair 10
RBIS. Castro 25
RD. DeJesus 25
OPSB. LaHair 1.020
ERAR. Dempster 2.28
SOJ. Samardzija 57