MINORS THREAD 4/12: Wednesday's Schedule ... Rome improves to 6-1

bravesguy said:
The Uggla to TD comparison makes no sense to be at all.

Uggla was a slow, avg 2B who had power.
TD is a fast, above avg 2B who has power.

Both 2B, both had/have power, but what else profiles the same?
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TD is 2x the athlete Uggla ever was. Uggla was a slugger that barely made due at 2B.

Obviously early in the season, but TD is making himself a serious candidate to be in the plans at 3B or 2B for Atlanta if he truly has tamped down his K issues a bit. His 5 Ks in 26 PAs is more than acceptable, so let's hope he figured something out.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he turns into a less hyped version of Javy Baez.
 
Enscheff said:
TD is 2x the athlete Uggla ever was. Uggla was a slugger that barely made due at 2B.

Obviously early in the season, but TD is making himself a serious candidate to be in the plans at 3B or 2B for Atlanta if he truly has tamped down his K issues a bit. His 5 Ks in 26 PAs is more than acceptable, so let's hope he figured something out.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he turns into a less hyped version of Javy Baez.
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Would like to know how he fields other positions. he made a great athletic play in todays game.
 
smootness said:
Overall, not a bad couple starts for Newcomb. The Ks are nice, the BBs are about where you expect them. He's been hit more than I'd like, but as long as he's striking people out and not giving up too many walks, that is a good sign for him.
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Still the same poor 10%+ walk rate to go along with that great 25%+ K rate. That's simply not going to play at the MLB level.
 
Enscheff said:
Still the same poor 10%+ walk rate to go along with that great 25%+ K rate. That's simply not going to play at the MLB level.
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It won't play for an ace - but to say it 'won't play' at the MLB level is just wrong. I look at a guy like AJ Burnett as a similar high-upside arm with command issues -- that dude walked 266 batters in 450 minor league innings.

AJ's minor league career was 5.3 BB/9 and 10.7 SO/9. (Sean Newcomb is at 4.7 BB/9 and 10.5 SO/9) ...very similar.

AJ went on to throw almost 2800 MLB innings and win 164 games.
 
Its fixable. He doesn't allow much solid contact either. Not allowing many HRs, and K'in 10.5 \9 he can live with a slightly elevated BB %.

I'm optimistic he can get in the low 4s or (Fingers crossed!) a bit better.
 
Enscheff said:
Still the same poor 10%+ walk rate to go along with that great 25%+ K rate. That's simply not going to play at the MLB level.
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SPs generally are able to bring their BB rate down some as they age. If he starts at around 4.5 BB/9, there's hope he can eventually get it down to 3.5ish, which would be fine with the K's.

And it's been 2 starts. My point is that he has moved up a level, is still striking people out, and the BBs haven't spiked. That's good.
 
smootness said:
Huh? He hadn't played in AA yet at the time of the trade.
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he was responding to my post about him posting 18% K rate in AA thus far. I don't think he will maintain that.. but if he keeps it around 20-22 then I could see improvement going forward as his approach improves.

He and another poster are right in that, we might have gotten him at the right time..
 
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