Braves acquire Alex Jackson from SEA for Whalen and Povse

Bottom line is that it is very disturbing that he started his 2nd full year in extended spring training instead of a full season league. That doesn't mean there is no hope, but there are tons of red flags with the guy. Performance wise, the extremely long swing is something that will have to be corrected.
 
Carp said:
I like Whalen more than most. But honestly, the odds of him or Povse becoming more than back of the rotation type of pitchers seems slim.



While this was good value, this also seems like a move made to help clear the rotation logjam in the minors, as well as clearing up a 40 man spot.

Jackson has a good amount of potential, but is obviously a long way off. Hopefully we can help him make some adjustments and help him turn the corner as a prospect.
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This, particularly the bolded section, seems the clearest-eyed take on this deal.
 
50PoundHead said:
There is an adjustment college to pro and that has little to do with age.
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I would say college ball is on par with rookie level leagues. The biggest adjustment should be switching to wooden bats.

Regardless, the point is there are plenty of examples of similar players having various degrees of major league success. It doesn't mean that the K rate isn't worrisome, but I wouldn't let the K rate alone detract from his potential. He also improved from last year to this year. Just need him to keep improving.
 
Enscheff said:
I'll go ahead and say it. Jackson will not produce more than 5 WAR in his entire MLB career.

Anyone who disagrees must back up their assertion with a signature bet!
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He won't. He'll fizzle out in the minors and everyone In here hyping him will forget about him.
 
Enscheff said:
I'll go ahead and say it. Jackson will not produce more than 5 WAR in his entire MLB career.

Anyone who disagrees must back up their assertion with a signature bet!
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The gauntlet has been thrown!
 
dak said:
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well this will probably suck. povse will end up with a 10 year major league career. the dude is huge, doesn't walk hitters, and can throw pretty hard. did i mention that he is always around the plate at 6'9''?

i was afraid this is exactly what would happen. management would see all of these pitches and just start handing them out like candy.

hell, the braves could have started povse back in AA where he dominated to finish last year and watch his value double as he got that much closer to the big leagues.

jackson had better pan out. probably not. bad move.
 
chipchildress said:
well this will probably suck. povse will end up with a 10 year major league career. the dude is huge, doesn't walk hitters, and can throw pretty hard. did i mention that he is always around the plate at 6'9''?

i was afraid this is exactly what would happen. management would see all of these pitches and just start handing them out like candy.

hell, the braves could have started povse back in AA where he dominated to finish last year and watch his value double as he got that much closer to the big leagues.

jackson had better pan out. probably not. bad move.
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he's a pitcher who is around the plate but throws a fastball in the high 80s. Yes he touches 94. But it seems like everyone is saying he lives around 88. He has some deception to his delivery and he's tall. He's a good pitching prospect.

I'd expect the Braves to replace him out of last draft easily and probably the next one.

This guy is a potential catcher and a potential impact bat. I like the risk. He's basically Touki with a bat. If I had to bet I'd bet neither guy is a MLB player but if they are......watch out.
 
Braves had to clear a 40-man roster spot. Got a one-time highly regarded prospect in the process. Povse was, what, maybe 10-12th among the starting prospects?
There are still far too many gloom and doom people who insist on being negative in the middle of one of the most remarkable franchise turnarounds we've ever seen in ATL.
 
rico43 said:
Braves had to clear a 40-man roster spot. Got a one-time highly regarded prospect in the process. Povse was, what, maybe 10-12th among the starting prospects?
There are still far too many gloom and doom people who insist on being negative in the middle of one of the most remarkable franchise turnarounds we've ever seen in ATL.
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rico, I don't see anyone as being gloom and doom. I think there are some who are worried that Coppolella is trying to make the sun rise before its time. This is a reasonable trade. Too bad we couldn't get them to take Williams Perez. I can't figure out why he's on the 40-man roster.
 
rico43 said:
Braves had to clear a 40-man roster spot. Got a one-time highly regarded prospect in the process. Povse was, what, maybe 10-12th among the starting prospects?
There are still far too many gloom and doom people who insist on being negative in the middle of one of the most remarkable franchise turnarounds we've ever seen in ATL.
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Most remarkable turnarounds we've ever seen? They went from winning 67 games to winning 68 games so far, and are projected to win about 75 games this year.

Let's wait a bit before we label this rebuild a great success story that goes down in baseball lore.
 
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