September 1st brought a new chapter in the life of Joaquin Arias. The once highly touted prospect was traded away from an organization that was loosing faith in him to an organization that is searching for answers. Arias may already be coming into New York with an interesting target on his back. The Mets fans may (and I really do mean may, its just a possibility) expect big things from Arias since he was traded for an everyday Major League player. At this point in Arias's career, which has had him bouncing around from the Majors and the Minors since he was 21, he needs to find a spark to get his career in motion. The good about Arias is that he is quick. He is quick on the field, and quick on the base paths. He also gets hits. He is a career .286 hitter and this season a .276 hitter. The problem is that has practically zero power and zero patience at the plate. In his 101 AB this year he has 2 BB and 6 extra base hits. When that is the case, he needs to be hitting .276 (which is...
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