Everyone knows the stats by now.
Ronald's AAA numbers at age 19 were better than Mike Trout's AA numbers at the same age.
Then Ronald went on to win the AFL MVP after hitting .325 with 7 HR. The youngest winner ever.
EL ABUSADOR!!!!
Everyone knows the stats by now.
Ronald's AAA numbers at age 19 were better than Mike Trout's AA numbers at the same age.
Then Ronald went on to win the AFL MVP after hitting .325 with 7 HR. The youngest winner ever.
EL ABUSADOR!!!!
Acuña’s Bat Flip (08-30-2018)
He's going to win ROY and MVP this year.
Remember our bet?
Where have you been.
Coppy
I didn't guarantee that Acuna would hit 20 home runs but it's possible unless you think it's going to be much longer than thought before he gets called up. Unless it's mid June or July before he's up, it's not asking for a lot to see 18-20 from him.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
It is more likely he hits 20 HR than gets 20 SBs, but 20/20 isn’t an outlandish prediction.
Bryce Harper had 13 HRs his rookie year in 395 PA. Slash line of .273/.344/.423. I'd be happy with something similar from Acuna.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
nsacpi (03-04-2018)
I take the under on .825 OPS for Acuna...who wants the over
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
nsacpi (03-04-2018)
And he would have been right to do that. Anyone predicting Trout level success for a rookie is going to be wrong 99.99% of the time. And lets not forget that Trout did have 135 at bats the year before his official rookie season where he was less than impressive. .220/.281/.390 isn't what you think of when you think of Trout, but that is exactly what he did over his first 135 at bats. Can you imagine the meltdown on this board if that was Acuna's stat line by midseason?
jpx7 (03-05-2018)
Well, 99.99% of the time you're not dealing with the consensus top prospect like Ronald.
I know athletes. Baseball is a game that is increasingly becoming filled with non-athletic guys and that makes it easier for the true athletes to excel.
Darryl Strawberry hit 26 HR and swiped 21 bags as a 21-year-old rookie in his ROY season for the Mets. Hit only .257. 122 games.
It's not as outlandish as you guys are saying it is to extrapolate that to 30/30.
I'm a fan of Acuna's potential but comparing a guy to Trout just because of stats is absurd, then saying he's going to hit .300 (not sure that this was said here but it was said by Grey on a fantasy baseball site) or will go 30/30 is also ridiculous.
Look, he's likely to be on the upper echelon of 20 year olds in MLB, just unsure he'll be near the top for the modern day. I think his OPS is in the .770-800 range when he comes. He does have .300, .900+ potential but I do not see that coming in 2018.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
I didn't even remember that he'd gotten that (pretty big) cup of coffee the previous year. I hope Acuna does better than that, by miles, but to use a Bowmanism, that sure gives reason to believe an "adjustment period" is possible. It's not reasonable to expect him to be as good as Trout, but as thethe would say, embrace the fandom. It sure would be fun if he is even close.