sturg33 (03-02-2017)
Always been a defense first SS prospect. I think switch hitter? Light bat, big arm type.
If he could scribble up some OBP and AVG and a smidge of pop he's an awesome utility guy (as in he won't hurt you defensively pretty much anywhere on the IF, possibly a +fielder.) The bats the question.
Ivermectin Man
sturg33 (03-02-2017)
I feel pretty confident this is just due to a small sample size and an example of the flaws of the eye test.
As a 20-year-old in A ball, he OPS'd .643.
As a 21-year-old in A+, he OPS'd .650.
As a 22-year-old in AA, he OPS'd .683.
While there has been slight improvement as he's moved up, there's nothing there yet to suggest he's capable of being a major league guy. Moving him to the OF, as rico suggested, seems laughable. His value is in his defense at SS.
I've always been higher on Camargo than most. He seems to be showing some power as he moves up. Good defense around the IF. I think someone would have taken him in the Rule 5 if he hadn't been on the 40-man roster. Don't know if he could play OF, but I think rico's idea isn't half-bad. Throw him out there periodically to see if that adds to his value. His projection is likely a back-up who can hit a little and field fairly well. As others have said, his ability to play SS effectively is his primary value chip. With Swanson in the bigs and Albies at 2B, Camargo is probably the everyday SS in Gwinnett. Let's see how it goes.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
Camargo profiles as a utility player at the major league level. There is always the chance he could develop into something more but imo the odds are low.
In terms of our position prospects who aren't generally considered Top 100 prospects, the two I hold out the most hope that they could develop into major league regulars are Dustin Peterson and Rio Ruiz. I don't think they'll be stars by any means. But I could see those two occupying the 6 and 7 spots in a major league lineup on a regular basis and not hurting their teams.
"Not hurting their teams" sounds kinda depressing, until you realize that "not hurting their teams" would have been a significant upgrade in some recent times.
NYCBrave (03-02-2017)
Way to read too much into my statement. Having him working in the outfield would add to his versatility. It seems late-inning replacements might be common in left field the next two years; I'm betting that few "extra" OFs in the Braves pipeline have as strong an arm as Camargo.
I watched the whole game last night. I liked the fight the kids showed late in the game. Lots of names there I hadn't heard of, and I follow this board pretty religiously. On the pitching side, Wisler and Newcomb both looked bad, but Newcomb especially looked frustrated. To the coaches' credit, they kept him out there to work through the rough inning. I've seen him all of one inning, granted, but he didn't impress me at all.
It's just hard to envision Camargo hitting well enough to even be of much use as a utility guy. I'm sure we have infielders in the minors who can play OF defensively, and I'm sure Camargo could do it as well. The issue is, and always will be, his bat. He has basically been a bench guy...in A-AA. That's not a great sign.
Newcomb has given up 12 runs in 4 innings in his spring training outings. Not impressive.
Swanson homered today off Wainwright
cajunrevenge (03-03-2017), Tapate50 (03-02-2017)
Jordan Schafer blazes through 3-K, one-hit inning vs. Braves. Bet he's fired up.
Prikichi (03-16-2017)
Acuna 3-4 with two doubles.