I’m with you on not caring where he compares to his draft class. He’s not playing teams made up of people in his draft class. He can’t stay healthy, and he strikes out too much. I’ve never been a fan of Mitchell and won’t be until he can stay on the field and produce.
The opportunity cost of counting on Mitchell and having him fail is important, too. Keep putting a guy in the middle of your outfield plans and having him underperform due to injury is a loss of potential.