Agreed.
TUESDAY MINORS FINAL 7/23 ... Bullpen Blows Save for Soroka
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Agreed.
UNCBlue012
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I'm not 100% surprised with Dansby. We rushed him and he was still learning. It happens. I do think he'll be more than fine.
Fried is really disappointing. I really had high hopes for him this year. Going into the year, he was my favorite of our pitching prospects.
He has definitely pitched better than I expected. If he does this in high A...top 100 for sure. He has done better than Anderson.
THE VENEZUELAN TROUT!
KATOH is very interesting. FG did a piece a week ago that essentially stated the White Sox have accumulated the most top prospects whose KATOH rankings and prospect list rankings vary by the most. This suggests that they are getting prospects who might not be as good as their hype, and might be why they were able to acquire those guys at all.
It will be very interesting to watch how their system progresses.
LOL. so you're going to double down on your Acuna = Trout assessment huh?
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Giolitto and Moncado have been less than stellar thus far.
UNCBlue012
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FOX Sports' midseason composite rankings: http://www.foxsports.com/south/story/atlanta-braves-top-prospects-2017-021317
1-5 are as expected: Acuna, Albies, Allard, Soroka, Wright.
I'm really surprised to see Maitan all the way at 9 and Sims drop from 7 last year to 20 this year. I know we gained some great pieces, but man.
1-5 are as expected: Acuna, Albies, Allard, Soroka, Wright.
I'm really surprised to see Maitan all the way at 9 and Sims drop from 7 last year to 20 this year. I know we gained some great pieces, but man.
Same with Rutherford.
Maybe they bought some magic beans. Will certainly be interesting to see.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
Rutherford is way to small a sample.. you could make the case that Moncado is just an outlier as he wasn't trending like this. Gio, I think, is who they are seeing.
SJ24
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El Abusador (his nickname on Instagram) is in the ballpark of Andruw/Trout/Harper with a reasonable chance to become those guys.
The stats are very close, which is all I'm saying. They don't lie. Hell, Acuna is doing better in AAA at 19 than Moncada did at 22.
I am curious what you think his ceiling is. I said last year after I saw him in Rome that he could be a 20/20 guy and he's only gotten better.
He's going to have a .300/30/30 season and be a superstar in the 3 hole ahead of Freddie. That is my opinion.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Anyone here do Teheran for Willie Calhoun in a deal centered around those two? Probably need another piece from the Dodgers. I wanted the Braves to draft Calhoun in 2015, but Braves went with Josh Graham instead. Graham signed for over slot and Calhoun signed for under, so it wasn't a money issue. Calhoun may be a guy who plays "bat" and struggle to find a position defensively, but he can flat-out hit.
BABIP is consistently lower than his average, which is very interesting. I lean toward "yes," as long as he can play LF. If Kemp "can," I imagine Calhoun can.
No, I'll break it down for you....
Some new data shows that the Sox may have acquired a lot of over hyped prospects. We are discussing the new data. That's what analysts do...discuss new data.
Pozzies are a little different...they stick their heads in the sand and ignore all data that doesn't confirm their biases.
While you're here, can you explain how supply and demand increased Garcia's trade value again? I'm still confused by it, so need the resident genius to help me out. Thanks.
Oh so what you're saying is using surplus value is not always a great way at assessing trade balances? Further, you are saying that scouting is what really matters with young players and that saying that valur represented as a definite numerical value (FV) is not an absolute.
Got it.
SJ24
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I wouldn't say that, but let's take a look at one of their prized possessions, Eloy Jimenez.
He is 20 years, 7 months old in A+ ball. He is batting .297 with 10 HR with 0 stolen bags. 217 AB.
A good prospect to be sure. But then look at El Abusador.
He is 19 years, 7 months old in AAA. He has batted .310 with 15 HR and 35 stolen bags across 3 upper levels. 426 AB.
Acuna is clearly the better prospect while Jimenez continues to receive more love in the rankings, which is silly and proves how faulty things like KATOH+ are.
SJ24
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I agree with this. Enscheff takes the FV bull**** to extremes. Scouting is clearly the most important thing in the game, and people disagree all the time on prospects.
Tapate50
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I'd be all over a deal that contained Keibert Ruiz. Calhoun looks likely for the OF, a big plus if he could stick at 3rd.