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Everything posted by metafour
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Yeah, it was like that last year as well. Not much of a Pro prospect, but they still like his pitch-ability/competitiveness. Good example of "projectable" HS pitchers not always gaining velocity; he was throwing 90+ in HS.
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Gabr-notbotheringtospellhisname to Dunedin.
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Luke Weaver pitching against Dunedin so it should be an interesting match up.
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Jesse G-S @jgoldstrass The #Lugnuts' radar gun is untrustworthy... but Jimmy Cordero's fastball is consistently hitting triple-digits. Fact: it's coming in hot. Apparently hitting 104 on the gun LMAO.
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Ryan Borucki promoted to Vancouver.
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BlueJays sent multiple people to see Rusney Castillo showcase
metafour replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Whats your source on these? At the time of the signing, the reported Jays offer for Chapman was $23 million. We worked him out first hand in Dunedin. "On Friday El Nuevo Herald, a Spanish-language edition of the Miami Herald, reported that the Jays had offered Chapman a $23 million deal, and that that Los Angeles Angels, home of Chapman's friend and training partner Kendry Morales, offered a similar but undisclosed sum." -
Good feel for hitting with an advanced approach at the plate. Good power upside which hasn't really materialized yet, but many argue that it is because he already looks to use the entire field when hitting. He's also got an above-average arm at 3B, albeit average at best range. I'd personally rank Barreto over him as well.
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A tiny one, but it paints a perfect example of them hilariously overstating a newly drafted player over a superior prospect who has not only age, but performance on his side. Barreto would challenge for .400 if you threw him back into the GCL.
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Franklin Barreto: 50 Michael Chavis: 55 Chavis, drafted 26th overall, is older than Barreto by almost 7 months and is hitting .093 to date, two levels below Barreto in the GCL. I'm not one to use stats (especially in the low minors) to extrapolate tools/ability, but come on man. The grades they give out are all over the place.
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Shiny New Toy syndrome.
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If it was about "Future" then Barreto would be 60+ in Hit. There is not a chance in hell that DJ Davis is anywhere near those two in "Hit" tool, whether you want to talk "Now" or "Future"...and this is coming from a guy who still holds some level of hope for Davis. Giving those three the same grade in that category is simply s*****, lazy, evaluation.
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Its a lazy attempt. For instance, they have Barretto, Lugo and DJ Davis all with "50 Hit" grades. You can not seriously argue that Davis' hit tool is as good as Lugo's, let alone Barreto who is a potentially elite contact hitter. s***; Lugo and Davis are on the same team with Lugo being younger...their performance: Lugo: .283 average, 13.6% strikeout rate Davis: .213 average, 30.4% strikeout rate Same Hit grade? Even taking into account for Davis' tools', its not close.
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f***ing mistake bringing him up.
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Headley is hitting .229/.289/.371 vs. LHP this year. More useful my ass. Last year it was .248/.327/.436. That is your definition of an upgrade? Francisco has a .912 OPS vs RHP this year. I'd rather keep that and find a more useful player to help against LHP if that is your prerogative.
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Headley helps us now? Francisco has been having the more productive season. Offensively its not close; WAR is about equal because Headley is being carried by his defense.
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They should probably just tell him to pack his s*** up and go home. That will teach him.
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Remember kids, never go full retard.
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The word on the street is that his slider is looking nasty recently.
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Mid first round. ~#2 type upside.
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Deck Mcguire traded to the A's for Cash
metafour replied to Spoonovic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
We're arguing over semantics. Who's the bigger bust? The guy who sucks, or the meth-head who also sucks? You can say that Deck was supposed to have a decent floor and I'll tell you that Sale was supposed to be a potentially elite bat (his one carrying trait), and alas he's sitting with a .600 OPS in High A at age 23. Out of the two McGuire still looks more likely to contribute in some way, even if it is as only a mop-up reliever for a team that plays in a pitcher's park. -
Still injured. Guy is made of glass or something. His injury was supposed to be "minor" when it was first reported.
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Deck Mcguire traded to the A's for Cash
metafour replied to Spoonovic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Despite the fact that most on the internet weren't enamored with McGuire's upside at the time, he was actually liked pretty universally by most draft writers/analysts. In reality, he actually kind of "dropped" to us at #11 as most had him in the Top 10. That 2010 draft in reality turned out to be a pretty big train wreck for the first round. The reality with the McGuire pick is that his stuff pretty much declined across the board right after he turned Pro. He was never billed as having explosive front-line stuff, but no one foresaw him throwing ~90mph with zero movement and s***** secondary pitches either. Ironically enough he wasn't even the worst "potential" pick in hindsight as a lot of Jays fans wanted Josh Sale that year. Apart from the multiple suspensions, Sale hasn't even moved past High A yet. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cS6JW2RAeU0/S_1TSFjBnYI/AAAAAAAAAcg/qWAF_y2dHe4/s1600/top50latemay.jpg -
He's got plus facial features and plus celebrity appeal.
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Pitcher/Model/Actor Conner Greene going HAM today in the GCL: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTA1ODc3MzkyMDReQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU4MDU4MDk5NjEx._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg
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They've played 30 games. That is 1/3rd of his season. These kids are in short-season ball...a s***** ~10-15 game stint will make your numbers look putrid. In this case a 10 game sample shows that he could be turning it around, especially considering that even while he wasn't hitting at all before, he wasn't really striking out either.