Acuna has a chance if he can stay healthy.Originally Posted by nsacpi
Acuna has a chance if he can stay healthy.
I'm a big fan of Acuna's but I think it will be hard for him to shoot up the lists even if he has a strong first half in the FSL.
Acuna is riding a lot of helium so any good production will move his needle. Right now he isn't doing well enough to move up. But he could most definitely be a top 20.
I know exactly how many make it and don't. What I was saying is that if we are going to be successful with this rebuild we better be getting at least a #2 starter from our top 5 picks. The teams that miss on their top 5 picks generally are the ones that stay in the top 5 picks for a long time.
Braves1976 (04-17-2017)
Getting a #2 starter with even the #1 overall pick in the draft is nailing the pick.
Natural Immunity Croc
Makes sense.
Frogs killing the ball but Braxton was 0-6. 3k. Yikes.
Gohard was effectively wild. Not his best but hung in for the win.
It's all relative. Lets say in 2009 Trout or Pollock were players expected to go in the 10-12 range. Our pick stays the same and we pick Minor. Despite the fact Minor made it to the majors and was a #2 a couple years I wouldn't have said we nailed the pick.
There are safe picks and home run picks. Minor was a safe pick. I consider Anderson (not trying to compare him to Minor here, he is tremendously better as a prospect) a pretty safe pick (fantastic chance to make it as a #3 barring injury, very good chance as #2, outside chance of #1). I just think you should swing for the fences with a top 5 pick when you get them, and don't consider Anderson to be that.
Braves1976 (04-17-2017), jpx7 (04-17-2017), nsacpi (04-16-2017)
If Minor stayed healthy that pick would have been tremendous.
I get your argument but I still don't think we should regret ever picking a #2 starting pitcher.
Natural Immunity Croc
Am I missing something? Because I wouldn't call .298 "well over .300".
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
what you are missing is thethethe fudge factor
Braves1976 (04-17-2017)
I was at the game Saturday for the FireFrogs. The game was played in Holman Stadium in Vero Beach as a part of the Jackie Robinson celebration, so most likely thats why there were few updates. Touki was pretty erratic. He would look unhittable one inning, and the next wouldn't miss a bat. Was hoping to see Acuna(didnt play) and Riley/Jackson/Davidson do something, but all struggled. Familia the Mets closer worked an effortless 6th inning in relief fwiw. I got some video from the stands of Touki from my phone. I play on going to some games in the future with my Canon 7DMKII and 100-400 and try to get some good shots.
I don't think Davidson will be here this time next year. And I don't think Riley will make it out of AA.
You don't think a guy with a very good chance to be a #2 and an outside chance to be a #1 is swinging for the fences?
Hunter Greene is by all accounts one of the top prep arms to come along in years, and even he doesn't really have more than an outside chance to eventually be a #1.
I tend to agree on both of those.
The K's are a bit of an issue right now for Albies, but he's going to hit no matter where he is. I think he'll be in Atlanta very soon, moving Phillips to 3B.
I said that about Riley long ago. I never said anything about Braxton because he was a non-prospect almost from Day 1.
Wasn't Riley a pitcher too. maybe he should try that again.
I have no opinion either way on bringing Albies up, but the melt here would be quite entertaining
Why y'all giving up on Riley so quick?
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