You are right. He is hitting better than Andruw did in AA at 19.Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt
You are right. He is hitting better than Andruw did in AA at 19.
Cumberland triple off the wall, just missed a homer.
Pache is 3-4 with his 13th stolen base.
I was getting worried he wouldn't get a hit tonight
Albers is 31, but he deserves a shout out...
6.0 ip 3 h 0 er 0 bb 9 k
good work.. but Louisville is horrible..
Acunas homer was a bomb!
Um....I keep waiting for Acuna to come down to earth....and waiting. Is it possible....this is just who he is 😳
Acuna, Albies and Maitan.
All position players who will probably make a legit impact at major league level. My Lord.
Of the group of Anderson, Wentz, and Muller, I feel that Wentz probably has the most upside. He's a risk for sure but the upside is pretty big.
I think Muller is the riskiest but has quite a bit of upside as well. Anderson and Wentz however both look like they have pretty high ceilings, IMO... I just hope Anderson can get over his recent rough patch (excluding his one excellent start against a bad team).
I love Anderson! I think he'll end up a solid 3 in the league -- which is better than it sounds. I'm not high on Wentz, but I understood the pick and hope he can pan out.
The good thing with Wentz and Muller is that if they both struggle, we can try and develop them as hitters.
I think Anderson is a number 3 starter as well. I don't think he has as much upside as Wentz but he's far safer. Wentz could be anything from a top flight starter to a lefty reliever to complete bust that never reaches the majors. The risk is real but so is the potential reward.
I don't have as much of a take on Muller yet. We'll need to see him in action more first.
UNCBlue012 (06-02-2017)
Anderson has the best upside. His stuff is the best.
You work in the Braves FO?
Based on those scouting reports we got early in the season I agree. Wasn't he at 96 with plus movement and control?
Has anyone noticed Ozzie's severe splits in Gwinnett?
As a RH batter (55 PAs): .377/.400/.528
As a LH batter (177 PAs): .226/.282/.327
Last edited by CJ9; 06-02-2017 at 09:13 AM.
I wonder if he batted right handed all the time, what his average would be?
Last edited by TheBravos; 06-02-2017 at 09:05 AM.
And find it quite odd that he's had so many more PAs against LHP?
I think he's been clearly worse against LHP through his minor league career. Makes you wonder if we might try having him hit solely as a lefty at any point. I would doubt it, but it would seem that it would be tough for him to do any worse against LHP hitting from the left side.
ETA: Dang it, I just realized the RH and LH are referring to Albies himself, not the pitcher. Well then, that makes more sense, and just flip everything I said.
It definitely takes the advantage away of being a switch hitter if you can't hit for average. You will usually always have more power from one side, but it shouldn't affect your average....well...if you are a true switch hitter.
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