Jones had his SLG% drop 100 pts last year, not to mention his overall BA as well. He is on the back end of his career, and cannot, will not hit 30 HR this year.
Kent is also on the down side of his career, but he has yet to show such a sharp drop-off in production. His has been more gradual, and even with a continuation of this, his numbers will dwarf LaRoche's. This is not because LaRoche cannot produce, its due to playing time and his lack of initial success in limited time. LaRoche will probably platoon with Nomar to begin with. It may come down to R-L splits, but his total number of plate appearances won't be close to Kent's.
If LaRoche had produced like Loney or Kemp in his call-ups, then maybe he'd be set for a healthy gain, but I don't see it...not yet. Remember, I don't want bad things for these guys, but I'm a realist.
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