Article: Young For Their League

[lightfoot789]

While people chimed in about confirming what they thought about age in this article, they missed that these later in the draft choices produced a better warp than most systems. 

Agreed.  

[nicksaviking]

While people chimed in about confirming what they thought about age in this article, they missed that these later in the draft choices produced a better warp than most systems. 

 

I'd have to say there doesn't seem to be much consistancy between MiLB AB's and IP and WARP.  The Mets were the poster child in the article as to why not to call up guys early.  They probably did call up guys too soon, but the better teams according to WARP were all over the board.  Oakland had the best WARP yet were one of the teams with the quickest call up for pitchers, conversely they were among the slowest call up for batters.  Tampa, who was 3rd in WARP was just the opposite, being slowest for pitchers, and among the fastest for batters.  Meanwhile Cincinatti, which was 2nd in WARP, was sitting exactly in the middle in both catagories.

[diehardtwinsfan]

in other words, this should end the idea that the Twins call up players too slow. There doesn't appear to be a correlation.

[lightfoot789]

I would like to know what management expects from their prospects individually?

 

What is it that they expect from Buxton that will propel him tho the MLB quickly?

 

Same for Kepler and Polanco, etc.?

 

We all guess as to what they want and when they should promote, but wouldn't it be easier to ask what thier expectations are for each promising propsect in the system?

As a general guide moving forward................

[Linus]

Why on earth would they tell you that?

[lightfoot789]

I wasn't talking about me asking.  I meant someone in the media  (Seth, Jeremy. Berrnadino, etc).  Simple question: 

What areas are you looking for Byron Buxton to improve on this year?

What areas are you looking for Travis Harrison to improve on this year?

What areas are you looking for AB Walker to improve on this year?

Etc.

 

Very rarely do I hear questions about what is needed for a prospect to progress through the next level.  They might answer. They might talk around the question.  Just ask.............

[Seth Stohs]

I try to be careful about such things... when writing the articles on the players of the year for the prospect handbook, I did ask Brad Steil about that. What made them successful in 2014, and what do they need to continue improving upon to keep moving up the ladder.

 

It is a very individual, person-by-person thing. They're not afraid to answer it, even if not fully.