How do you feel Kipnis compares to Crowe based on what you’ve read so far?

Crowe definitely seems like an overdraft – as I recall, Ellsbury, who Crowe was compared to at one time, was taken afterwards, yet is a considerably better player (mostly because he can play CF at a high level) and he gets on base consistently (and essentially annoys the crap out of the opposing team). Additionally, unlike Crowe, Ellsbury was consistent throughout his Minor League performance, whereas Crowe has been hot-and-cold. Those types of performances in the Minors rarely add up to a useful ML player, let alone a starter.

I can certainly see why that would be aggravating – I too am not thrilled with Crowe’s development.