Caper
-
Posts
3,196 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Toronto Blue Jays Videos
2025 Toronto Blue Jays Top Prospects Ranking
Toronto Blue Jays Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Toronto Blue Jays Draft Pick Tracker
News
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by Caper
-
My sarcasm didn't come across very well.
-
I think the Jays need to change direction first and foremost and draft athletes, real upside types with raw tools.
-
Same here....I was wondering what would happen if Hutchison ever came back, thought he wouldn't have a place to play.
-
Yip. I have Carreno ripping up the prospect charts.
-
-
I wonder if Loewen could be helped from Delabars program and get back to the mound. I know they both have elbow issues, but I think Loewens might be much worst.
-
What about Blanco? -
Was there ever any doubt?
-
I suppose Gose is here for his defense, but Pillar is an adequate defensive replacement as well, lots of outfield assists.
-
... yes you clearly demonstrated the opposite...... Lets take Jim Negrych.... subtract almost all his hits and then lets subtract some more of his hits..... and we will call him a .196/.225 hitter...... that was a great analysis.
-
But you would cut your tummy all up?
-
Where would you put Ortiz? I hope he's at least in your top 20.
-
Why? Where do you have D-Mac?
-
I think I have to put him under Dustin McGowan now.
-
Yes. I was wondering if better prospects would be better off facing 3 years of the best pitching under mlb that they can.... Hypothetically I wonder, would a player like Davis (or any other good prospect) be better off if every day, starting when they are 18, face the best pitching available, take reps using that pitching, instead of spending 2 or 3 years seeing mostly pitching they will never see at the level they hope to reach. I think the feeling is that a young prospect will be overwhelmed by good pitching so young that it will break them.... or make them develop bad habits, or destroy their confidence... or maybe something else. I am not so sure. I might be wrong, but I don't think there is anything that outrageous about asking the question. With fielding it's not that hard to simulate. 19 and 20 yr olds can and do play mlb level defense (Anthony Gose). You can have hard hit ground balls (or fly) at you for hours and hours in practice and it can be very much what you will see at a major league level, thus you can master it early..... with hitting it's much harder. Even the best pitching machines don't come near simulating what you will see at the MLB level, they can throw hard and throw curves, but they can't simulate the angles or release points, thus making it much different. When you think about it, the actual in game experience of hitting lasts only a few minutes a game and only a few seconds when you consider the time the pitcher throws to when it reaches the batter..... It's not a lot of practice time. I wonder if teams are looking into robotics for a machine that can better simulate mlb pitching.... I don't know.
-
I am just wondering why. It's not really about rushing, it's about getting reps against good pitching..... at a level where the score doesnt matter.
-
Why couldn't Davis play in Lansing right now?
-
I was including Drew Dutchison, Kyle Drabek and Luis Perez in there as well. Drabek might have a hard time meeting his potential, but he's more of a wild card.
-
the team has a lot of young arms in the system, just not quite ready yet. Beginning next year there should be a lot of pitching.
-
Does he have a chance to make it? Or is he a complete bust?
-
I think it's hard for us looking at box scores to really know what was going in. Last year he was giving up 5 or 6 runs a game and the evaluators were still giving good reports.... not just jays scouts either. I couldn't understand it.... but I guess I'll take their word. I've heard lefties take longer to develop.
-
Thole just threw out a baserunner going to 2nd.... I can't remember the last time JPA threw someone out.
-
Wow... A David Purcey sighting.
-
Doesn't seem like anyone has hit Stroman hard today.
-
Jays claim (and demote) Thad Weber; Santos to 60-day DL
Caper replied to fatcowxlive's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
That 60 day DL would be retro active, so I think he must have less then 30 days now?
