John_Havok

Pretty much. Wife got pissed for me cutting holes in the last ones....

I guess what I was saying is... an 80 hit tool in 1920 probably doesn't compare to an 80 hit tool today. I think Altuve would be the benchmark hit tool these days

Awe come on. I love watermelon and I'm so white I'm practically clear

Was Bonds really an 80 hit tool though? And I'm not sure there's really an accurate system for rating players of the past compared to today... skills wise.

Complete and utter dreaming, but a future core of Alford, Hernandez, Bichette, Vlad, Tellez, Gurriel and Jansen, with Pearson as a legit front end starter....SRF maybe a lights out closer... I'm getting wood just thinking about it.

First ballot... that's for chumps. They'll actually waive the requisite waiting period for HOF eligibility for Vlad JR, just like the NHL did for Gretzky.

For what, watermelon eating contest?

I think it's absurd to suggest 80 hit 80 power ceiling, when there's nobody that's ever had that combo before. Just be conservative, call it 70/70 and move along.

Hoping you mean DH, not DL.

Probably depends alot on how they look in spring training next year. Both probably get a ST invite just to taste the big league camp

He was a given call up since he's on the 40 man the Jays have 0 backup infielders right now.

Vladdy another ho hum 2/2 with a sac fly and walk. Avridge up to.342 at High A

77 was probably his curve, the mid 80s one likely his slider.

Pearson had his worst outing as a pro so far. 3 ip, 5 k, 3 hits, 3 BB, 2 ER. 73 pitches, 40 atrikes. Maybe working on breaking stuff or his change today

Fixed that for you. And yes, Ichiro is a guaranteed Hall of Famer

CC sabathia might have case in your Ichiro, molina, Verlander category. Though I highly doubt Molina gets real consideration. Russell martin, Brian McCann, Posey, Mauer....all gave superior numbers already, not to mentuo Posada who put up 45 WAR and was a 1 and done on the HOF ballot already. Great defensive catcher but not sure he falls into all time great status.

Nice, snuck into 2nd with a big outing from Cotton! Still got a shot at the top

Might send him to the Arizona fall league for a few more starts

Might send him to the Arizona fall league for a few more starts

Sunday Notes from Fangraphs: Danny Jansen is quietly having one of the best seasons of any player in minor league baseball. In 97 games split between three levels, the 22-year-old Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect is slashing .339/.414/.510 — and he’s not slowing down. In 52 plate appearances since being promoted to Triple-A Buffalo, he’s hit a Ruthian .455/.538/.795. When Jansen appeared in my July 1 Notes column, Blue Jays farm director Gil Kim was quoted as saying the youngster is “really opening up some eyes,” and that he is “one of the most-improved players in the system.” Jansen’s eyes are a big reason for that improvement. Four years after being drafted out of an Appleton, Wisconsin high school, in the 16th round, he’s receiving optometrical assistance. “Last year, I realized that things weren’t as clear anymore, so after the season I went to the eye doctor,” explained Jansen. “He told me I had astigmatism, so I got a prescription and started wearing glasses last fall. I’m seeing everything so clear now, like a normal person with good eyes would.” The former Appleton West Terror doesn’t wear contacts, which makes him the rare backstop who dons glasses behind his mask. He sees at least one advantage to that. “Dirt doesn’t get in my eyes,” Jansen explained with a knowing nod. Vision hasn’t been his only above-the-neck improvement. “My mindset is different,” Jansen told me. “I’ve stopped thinking about my mechanics. That’s a huge thing right there. I’d gotten in a trap the last few years where I tried to be somebody I wasn’t. This year I decided I was just going to be me, see the ball, and compete.” It has been said that a baseball looks like a beachball to a hitter who is hot, and while Jansen didn’t make any such observation, the 15 for 28 streak he was on when we spoke on Wednesday suggests that it probably does. As for the numbers themselves, does he ever blink his eyes to make sure he’s not dreaming? “Yeah, it’s definitely different,” admitted Jansen. “I’ve never really had this kind of success before. I’m confident right now, but really, I’m just trying to be level-headed, and trying to get better.”

Holy s***, a vanland sighting?!

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Where they start him will depend on what they have him working on and how long it takes to do it. Chances are his fastball/curve combo could already play in bullpen on the majors but he needs to refine a 3rd pitch (likely his changeup) to at least an average level to be a starter. Not sure if he's still throwing a slider or not, you don't see very many pitchers these days throwing both a curve and slider, usually they shelf one or the other

And that guy with 117 wRC+ was....? Mike Trout

Homered again tonight