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  1. lightfoot789
    I hear you Seth, but you and many others have suggested the same development playbook for Walker over the last 3 years. You have gotten what you wanted as it pertains to his need to cut down on K's and improve contact. How has that worked for you or the Twins? Wanting him to stay to get certain results is one thing, but wanting him to stay and getting the same results proves nothing. What is the joke: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and getting expecting different results. That joke can go for Prospect and Organization. I say try something new and pray for new results. What do you have to lose after trying your method for 3 years?
  2. lightfoot789
    My only problem with the year to year promotion philosophy for Walker is that he hasn't improved his K rate during the last 2 years. Why not see if a mid season promotion works in some strange way? If you want change, stop doing the same thing goes for the organization as well as the prospect. Besides he has earned it IMO. Walker: Leads all of AA in HRs by 8 and RBI by 16. He also leads AA in XBH's with 44. He is not boom or bust from the standpoint that he also has 19 doubles and 2 triples to his resume. Even with his ridiculous K rate - Walker is among the top run scorers in AA and has done so thru out his career. Promote the kid and throw him his first true bone (from the organization) since drafting him.
  3. lightfoot789
    He really does take it to the extreme. The question like always becomes, which extreme will prevail at the MLB level? Thus far in his minor league career, it has been the ISO because his teams win and his numbers are a big part of those wins. Note: The Lookouts were shut out for the first time this season tonight. Walker struck out in only 25% of his AB's. Karma. { That was a joke people - Lol } That K rate has to come way way down. Agreed! Just imagine what his ISO might be then? It's not like he over swings at the plate either, yet his balls travel 400+ every time. His nickname should be "Extreme"
  4. lightfoot789
    Walker Home Runs = 18 2015 OUTFIELDERS Hunter - 8 Rosario - 3 Escobar - 3 Arcia - 2 Nunez - 1 HIcks - 1 Hermann - 1 Shafer - 0 Robinson - 0 TOTAL Home Runs = 19 ---------------------------------- Walker RBI = 57 2015 OUTFIELDERS (Hunter excluded w/36) Escobar = 22 Robinson = 15 Rosario = 11 Arcia = 8 Nunez = 7 Hicks = 2 Total RBI = 65 We're talking strike outs; We're not talking production; We're talking strikeouts; The man is putting in work everyday and We're talking strikeouts; We're not talking production. Lol Great kid and I imagine he will continue to work on the plate discipline. Every year his production is questioned and every year he produces. I say let him fail this year as a call up and work on those exploited flaws in AAA when they become apparent in his production results. If he continues to flourish with production, then let him fail (Ks) on the job successfully. While always working to get better. Those are sad statistical results listed above. "GAME CHANGER"
  5. lightfoot789
    It's all about the Minor League Fantasy Points - Lol #1 Hitter - Adam Brett Walker #1 Pitcher - Jose Berrios http://www.wetalkfantasysports.com/2015/06/Fantasy-Baseball-AA-Prospects.html Several twins farm hands in the running. Several Twins future Outfielders in the running as well. Decision Decisions
  6. lightfoot789
    Kepler is on fire. Sweetest swing on team. Walker could finish the first half with 20 HRs and 60 RBI (18 & 57 as of tonight). I'm curious as to who everyone suspects earns a promotion to AAA or beyond?
  7. lightfoot789
    Gotcha - No argument from me anymore. Case closed from my end http://puckettspond.com/2015/06/15/minnesota-twins-under-the-radar-prospect-part-two/
  8. lightfoot789
    The question actually asked if there was anyone like Walker who led their respective leagues in HRs - RBI - and Total Bases EVERY YEAR of their minor league full seasons? Not ISO or OBP or whatever else was added to the question to prove another's point. Plain and simple - EVERY YEAR / Those 3 categories. How many are there and then how many of those guys failed and succeeded? And I agree Spycake - Walker has a lot of work to do to improve in his flawed areas. I want to believe he is working at it along with other areas of his game. For the record Walker did drop his K rate 10% two years ago. It spiked again last year and this year, but to your point of he hasn't shown the ability (Not totally true). Let's see what AAA brings him. Failure or same success?
  9. lightfoot789
    Did Byron win the Twins Player of the Week? First time I didn't see it posted on a Sunday.
  10. lightfoot789
    As much as a strikeout can be a learning curve - Walker is going deep in most of his AB counts. 3-2 in the majority of counts it almost appears. But yeah - they do keep piling up . He is overly patient in the box to me and doesn't attack enough early in count, which leads to lots of 2 strike situations for a poor contact guy. I want to see him mash earlier.
  11. lightfoot789
    As you are right. That is the usual path for most top prospects. Mid season promotions. That being said: What are the odds of the guy with the second worst BB/K rate according to drivelikejehu's research - SCORING more than everyone in his league every year? He has batted 4th - 5th - 6th - and 7th in his career too. Not saying that the BB/K rate thing is ok. Terrible! I'm saying he has freaky success in too many areas to be clumped with normal prospect analysis. Anomaly - Therefore hard for me to say probable Bust. Just heard Buxton promoted to MLB Twins BTW
  12. lightfoot789
    If you lay out your profile to include: Led every full season in minors in HRs; RBI; & TB's and finished Top 3 in scoring during each of those full seasons - I tend to believe you find no other player with that profile. FIND THAT PLAYER? ANYWHERE? Note: you can't include SO to that led the league statistical profile, because he did drop his K rate to 20% in 2013 from 30% in 2012. Travis Harrison actually led the team that year. Walker was 8th in the league that year as well. Has shown ability to drop K Rate. Just saying. Can't say never..........
  13. lightfoot789
    If the outfield gets crowed in a few years and Mauer is headed towards retirement - ABW was a first baseman throughout college and a 2nd team all american while playing the position. Just another option. I agree that Kepler is an excellent athlete and a versatile option as well for either position. The first baseman for the future however will be Dalton Hicks. A poor mans Hrbek. http://search.myway.com/search/video.jhtml?searchfor=chris+moye+adam+brett+walker&p2=%5EUX%5Exdm966%5ES12972%5Eus&n=781b6280&ptb=6106A516-10A3-451C-A41E-8BBF71373F70&si=CD15543_26-D1QKQlyQl8M1NmMQwl8&ss=sub&st=tab&tpr=sbt
  14. lightfoot789
    Are you telling me that you would have looked at these stats and thought eaten alive had you not known the number of SO or individual it belonged to? How many of these stats are irrelevant to your thought process in evaluating a prospect? No way I would have thought eaten alive looking at them - Even if it eventually happened. No sure thing with any prospect. That is why they are prospects. Time will tell. 2015 Minor League Stats in AA *#1 HR hitter in minor league baseball *#3 RBI hitter in minor league baseball *.322 ISO *.902 OPS *.152 wRC+ *.405 OBA *.309 BA away games *.344 BA in June *.545 BA with runner on 2nd base & 1.747 OPS *.429 BA with runner on 3rd base & 1.357 OPS *.339 BA with runners in scoring position & 1.122 OPS AGAIN JUST SAYING................................
  15. lightfoot789
    2015 Minor League Stats in AA *#1 HR hitter in minor league baseball *#3 RBI hitter in minor league baseball *.322 ISO *.902 OPS *.152 wRC+ *.405 OBA *.309 BA away games *.344 BA in June *.545 BA with runner on 2nd base & 1.747 OPS *.429 BA with runner on 3rd base & 1.357 OPS *.339 BA with runners in scoring position & 1.122 OPS JUST SAYING................................
  16. lightfoot789
    Goodrum does and did get the promotion to AA that GM speculated on.
  17. lightfoot789
    I'd rather talk about his .322 ISO or .405 w/OBA or .152 wRC+ or .902 OPS, because even if they drop some - They are still tremendous as you say and well above average.
  18. lightfoot789
    If we do go with a saber metric - How about w/OBA? Walker's is currently at .402 which is above excellent on the fangraph chart. http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/woba/ His manager (Dougie baseball) states that Walker has yet to get hot in his opinion and that is the scary part. Just saying.....................
  19. lightfoot789
    Everybody is looking for that saber metric comp (ISO; K Rate; Etc.) that qualifies a prospect. Is there a comp that shows a players uniqueness. You will find it difficult to find a player who gives you all of the below and comps negatively. If you do find someone, it will be a short list that doesn't warrant a substantial comparison. AA Southern League 15 Home Runs (1st in league & all of Minors) 13 Doubles 02 Triples 30 XBH (1st in league) 46 RBI (1st in league & all of AA) 39 Runs Scored (2nd in league & 3rd in all of AA) 114 TB (1st in league & all of AA) 77 SO (1st in league & all of AA) .573 SLG% (2nd in league) .891 OPS% (4th in league) This is the definition of Uniqueness. Same type of production and rankings every year of his minor league career. Which means he is showing some type of learning curve. His teams have held the best record in their respective leagues EVERY YEAR as well. A WINNER!!
  20. lightfoot789
    He is just that. Unique with a lot of room for improvement. If he is aloud to stay with the big league club when his number is called, I suspect a Colabello like second year with much improved numbers. And by improved, I mean greater numbers than his normal production rate.
  21. lightfoot789
    BY THE WAY - The Lookouts losing streak ended when their BROTHER Brett Lee came aboard to pitch for them. He may not have gotten the win, but all that group does is win games when he pitches.
  22. lightfoot789
    1st Base has been the best position for the Lookouts this season - Hicks; Kepler; Gonzales; Whoever is playing first base seems to shine that day. The Lookouts are first in the Southern League in HRs; Triples; RBI; Runs; TB; SLG; & OPS: They are second in the Southern League in Doubles; SB; BA; while sitting in the middle of the pack in OBP. Will the Buxton's and Sano's stay long enough in AA to see what this team can really do when everyone is actually HOT. I hope so. No one has really tore it up to earn a promotion other than maybe Polanco and maybe Berrios.
  23. lightfoot789
    I'm calling it right here. Brett Lee ends the Lookouts slide and does what he does best - WIN
  24. lightfoot789
    I still love Walker's upside. He is on pace for the following AA numbers if he plays 130 games, which is less than his normal (94%) percentage of games played in a season: 33 HRs 32 Doubles 109 RBI 90 Runs Scored 258 Total Bases .283 ISO .333 BABIP .358 SecA 14 AB/HR 190 SO 36 BB Could you live with those numbers if he continued to prove that this is who he is despite the level he plays at? He seems to be the model of consistency (good and bad).
  25. lightfoot789
    Walker is leading all of AA in homers and rbi as of May 24th. He is 3rd in the minors in homers overall. Buxton is leading all minor leagues in triples and leading AA in runs scored. And both of them are not hitting as well as Kepler and Harrison at this point. Lookout for those Lookout Outfielders
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