SUNDAY MINORS FINAL 5/14 ... 3 superlative starts

msstate7 said:
Allard's era is 1.29. At what point does he force us to move him up just to challenge him?
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Good grief. The kid has barely pitched in the minors at all. He needs to be staying in AA for the majority of the year.

Beyond that, his current BABIP is insanely low, particularly given his K rate. That ERA is going to rise. He's been pitching outstanding, particularly considering age versus level, but he hasn't been dominating to the point he should have a 1.29 ERA if that makes any sense.
 
auyushu said:
Good grief. The kid has barely pitched in the minors at all. He needs to be staying in AA for the majority of the year.

Beyond that, his current BABIP is insanely low, particularly given his K rate. That ERA is going to rise. He's been pitching outstanding, particularly considering age versus level, but he hasn't been dominating to the point he should have a 1.29 ERA if that makes any sense.
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Yes. Acuna on the other hand is just having fun in AA. Man he is good.
 
Acuna bases clearing double. Off the top of the RF wall, missed an opposite field grand slam by about three feet.
 
JxnMissFan said:
I don't understand the mindset that Blair was mishandled. He has bottom of the rotation stuff. The Braves needed guys to eat innings last year so he got the call. If he were a real MLB starter he would be on the rebound in AAA this year. He is no different than Jenkins, Ellis, Gant, Povse etc that have been traded during the last year.
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Except he was rated significantly higher than all of those listed... a top 50 prospect
 
JxnMissFan said:
I don't understand the mindset that Blair was mishandled. He has bottom of the rotation stuff.
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Blair was a top 50ish prospect when we traded for him, he was nowhere near Gant and the rest. After he struggled we sent him back down and gave him 3-4 starts to get straightened back out, and then brought him right back up before he fixed himself and he got shelled some more. We treated him like a yoyo. Blair has gone from being awesome in AA/AAA to not being able to handle AAA hitters. His control disappeared after that first major league callup and never recovered.

It's easy for pitchers to be completely mishandled and have their confidence destroyed. There are countless examples of pitchers over the years who failed badly with one organization and popped up elsewhere to have good careers. Jake Arrieta for example got shelled as an Oriole and we've seen what happened with the Cubs. Blair was always a #4 starter type with a little bit of upside, but we turned him into a guy that's not even AAA quality.
 
I'm still trying to figure out how Acuna generates the power he does. He's not physically impressive.
 
Im cautiously optimistic about Jackson but I don't see him as a top 100 prospect unless he does it all year and improves his walk rate
 
Garmel said:
I'm still trying to figure out how Acuna generates the power he does. He's not physically impressive.
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Easy athleticism that's how. Watching him is fun because he's a "glider" sometimes. Remember Andruw...would make it look so easy it became a loafing type thing. (Of course he was benched once for easy loafing...ha). Acuna is unique. Great wrist strength just because. Right/Right Center he shows uncanny gap power.
 
zbhargrove said:
Im cautiously optimistic about Jackson but I don't see him as a top 100 prospect unless he does it all year and improves his walk rate
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And shows ability to stick at a non 1B/DH position, which I think will hurt him in rankings as much as anything. I definitely don't see him overcoming things enough to pop into a top 100 by mid year.
 
I think Jackson will get respect quick. He is not far removed from being called the best prep bat in a few years and he's hitting with a tremendous amount of power at an age appropriate level. If he does this for a whole season he's not just top 100...he'll be top 50.
 
I think Sims has a chance to make some of the mid-season Top 100 lists. He looks to be the most major league ready of our current group of AAA starters.
 
Deester11 said:
Easy athleticism that's how. Watching him is fun because he's a "glider" sometimes. Remember Andruw...would make it look so easy it became a loafing type thing. (Of course he was benched once for easy loafing...ha). Acuna is unique. Great wrist strength just because. Right/Right Center he shows uncanny gap power.
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Yep. What's scary is how much power he'll have when he fills out.
 
Deester11 said:
Easy athleticism that's how. Watching him is fun because he's a "glider" sometimes. Remember Andruw...would make it look so easy it became a loafing type thing. (Of course he was benched once for easy loafing...ha). Acuna is unique. Great wrist strength just because. Right/Right Center he shows uncanny gap power.
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Ironic or not, you just described Hank Aaron as a young hitter.
 
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