Abreu's B

A friend writes:

I’m not upset that Abreu gets a “B”.

I think that’s all he’s worth, all he’s ever worth. He’s just not an “A” player, and I just grew so sick and tired of hearing the likes of Jon Miller/Joe Morgan/Harold Reynolds crowd calling Abreu the most under-rated, under-appreciated player in baseball. There’s a reason he’s under-appreciated, and it’s because he never put together the “A” sesason that all that talent suggests he should put together.

Yet lots of people now continue to OVER-RATE Abreu, which I think is something we should really try to take advantage of in the offseason. Let’s face it, who’s going to get more in return? Abreu, who people think is good and is around 30; or Thome, with his even bigger contract and recent injury problems and about five more years in age?