The people going out on a limb and saying that he won't be one of the 5 best players of all-time.Originally Posted by smootness
The people going out on a limb and saying that he won't be one of the 5 best players of all-time.
Haha ok, man. If doubting him means falling short of the greatest 20-year-old of all time, then sure.
Prepare to be disappointed. Dude, those projected numbers are outstanding for a 19/20 year old rookie. That's pessimism?
Those predictions are not all that pessimistic, in reality, but I sure hope he exceeds them. I don't know if the FO will even bring him up, though I would expect it. He sure looks like a superstar, but so did Jason Heyward. The Braves are due for someone to have an incredible rookie breakthrough. Hope it's Acuna.
buck75 (08-10-2017)
It's rare for 20 year olds to hold their own much less be great in the majors at that age, Acuna might be one of the next ones to do it, but it's not something I'd count on.
I suspect Acuna is the next 20 year old rookie to play well next year but I don't think he's going to blow up like Trout did his rookie year.
Acuna's season last year was abbreviated and it was before he changed his approach to allow for more power. I'm not sure how much that season matters now in the grand scheme.
But I'll throw in my two cents and say that Acuna hits .280/.350/.450 next season. A fine one, with more potential to come...
I can't decide whether he's gonna be ahead of Williams or between Williams and Trout. Thoughts?
DirkPiggler (08-10-2017), Tapate50 (08-10-2017)
Man how good Heyward would have been in 2010 if not for the thumb injury that plagued him.
Forever Fredi
jpx7 (08-10-2017)
I think he comes on and puts up a 405/500/750 type year and the writers pass him into Cooperstown on a special vote by September 1
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cajunrevenge (08-10-2017)
Dont sell the kid short, they will also rename it Acunastown instead of Cooperstown.
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at age 19, Jason Heyward, across 3 levels
A+ ball: 214 PAs... .296/.369/.519... BABIP .305; K% 14%; BB% 9.8%
AA Ball: 195 PAs.... .352/.446/.611... BAPIP .360; K%: 9.7%; BB% 14.4
AAA Ball: 13 PAs.... .364/.462/.364... BAPIP .444; K%: 15.4%; BB%: 15.4%
We already have our Mike Trout!!!
But somehow, even with an amazing rookie year, he did not OPS .900+ like our boy Acuna is guaranteed to do
Last edited by sturg33; 08-10-2017 at 09:06 AM.
cajunrevenge (08-10-2017), jpx7 (08-10-2017)
Man, Heyward would have been one of the GOATs if not for two freak injuries in 2013. Never was the same after that.
I agree man.
I think what hurt Heyward and Francoeur was the Braves trying to revamp their swings. Heyward had a violent, slashing swing that made him successful. He doesn't swing with the same authority and stopped hitting blasts as a result. He used to be able to launch opposite field bombs.
Heyward always seemed to hit the ball really hard. It was always a puzzle to me as to why it so rarely found a hole. I remember a lot of analysis about not enough loft, standing too far from the plate, pulling pitches he couldn't reach, and many other attempts to explain it, but he would hit it so hard, you just expected them to start turning into hits. They just didn't very often.
Francouer was never going to be great with his discipline
I thought Heyward was never quite the same after our MLB staff kept trying to get him to be a pull hitter. I feel like he started rolling over more balls and just wasn't the same hitter after that. I liked that even Chipper called the staff out on that.
To be clear, the Heyward numbers were posted to show that dominant 19 year old minor leaguers do not guarantee dominant major league numbers.
We got it. Doesn't mean it is wrong to get excited about Acuna doing really well as the youngest guy in AAA.
Very excited... but we're getting ridiculed from SJ because we don't expect him to be Barry Bonds next year
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