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He plays CF with good range.  
He's a fireplug who routinely steals 30 bags a year but has little power.  
He started as a second basemen before his move to the OF.  
He gets injured like Chris Snelling.  
Scouts seem to love him (might be a Yankees slobbering problem).
That bat will play in CF.  It's basically like having Triunfel play there, if Triunfel took twice as many walks and had (reportedly) the best attitude and leadership skills instead of trending the other way.
But I can't bet on a guy who can't stay on the field, even if scouts do love him.  How much trouble has Guti caused us?  It'd be easier if Guti was making minimum wage like Almonte would, but it's still annoying. 
Basically he's a 4th OF who can get on base and swipe bases.  I don't mind slotting him in as the 4th OF and seeing if we can get a couple hundred healthy plate appearances out of him as a Chone Figgins or Randy Winn type. Winn another switch-hitting, low-power, high K player, who had a better average than Almonte has had but was also healthier and older.  And Figgins looks remarkably like what Almonte has done.
There can be value in that, if you're getting him during the right part of his age arc.
~G