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Is Tim Beckham a Bust?

Listen, I know it's still very, very early in the season and very, very early in Tim Beckham's career (he's only 20 years old). But when can we really start talking about the lack of return the Rays' are getting so far on their investment of a #1 overall draft pick and record signing bonus?

Yes, he hit .275 last year. But he had a meh OPS of .717 and 116 Ks in 491 ABs and only 13 successful SBs out of 23 attempts -- a Willy-Aybar-esque SB success rate. After another offseason of training and growth, he is currently hitting .146 with 33 strikeouts in 96 at bats and an OPS of .532 this year. I mean, I'm pretty sure I could accomplish those stats (seriously), so can we start the "Tim Beckham is a bust" talk yet?

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