Adam Lind is a guy who seemed to have revitalized his career last season, however I’m not buying it.   He struggles mightily versus left handed pitchers which often times gets him taken out of the lineup or pinch hit for later in the game.  Also. For a guy who is only eligible at first base he doesn’t provide you with the kind of numbers you would look for out of that position.  

Last season Lind hit 23 homeruns which tied for 12th with six other eligible first base man.  Lind also had the 12th highest batting average for first baseman with a .288 average.  While that looks really good Lind is only a .269 career hitter and in his three season prior to  last year Lind failed to bat above .255, including a career low of .237 which just barely beat his previous career low of .238.   So now that we’ve established that Lind provides very average power at his position and is due for a drop in average lets look at run scoring and run driving in abilities.  Lind has scored over 67 runs only once in his career as well as only driving in over 100 one time as well.  Lind only averages 67 RBI a season from what is considered a prime run producing position.  At the first base position I can deal with a batting average hit as long as that player is able to hit the long ball and drive in runs, these however are things Lind is only average at.

Overall Lind could make a decent utility play if he is able to keep his average around the .280 mark.  As a first baseman though this is not a guy you want to be your starter especially considering how deep the position is this year with guys like Carlos Santana and Joe Mauer moving from catcher adding depth to first base.  As long as Lind is not your starting first baseman he should make a decent fit in your flex play, just make sure you remember to bench him vs. left handed pitchers, assuming that the Blue Jays don’t already have him out of the lineup  
 

2014 Projections: .269 Average, 21 Homeruns, 55 Runs, 74 RBI