[More Cowbell]

.263 batting avg in parts of three seasons...30 HRs in 873 at bats...not spectacular.
Big problem with Encarnacion is that he is not a good defensive 3B... .933 career fielding percentage.

If he has 30 HR in 873 AB, that translates to 20 HR in 580 AB, which is around the number of AB's you would get in a full season. While I would not call a .263 avg and 20 HR in a season spectacular either, it certainly does not qualify as a bust. Plus, EE has been one of the better hitters with runners in scoring position, hitting .274 this year and .303 last year, which led the team among the regular starters.

My point is, it is way to early to give up on a young talent like Encarnacion. Granted, he is below average defensively, but that is fixable, and is still no reason to get rid of him at this point in his career.