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  1. Turd Furgeson
    It was about midway along foul line wall in right field. Revere had to throw the ball to Dozier, the cutoff man though. Hard to say whether someone else would have made the throw, it would have been difficult but I think Jackson might think twice about trying for it if a strong arm was there instead.
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    Morneau should only be used against right handed pitching. He cannot hit lefties any better than a pitcher can. He hits righties with an OPS over .900 so he's still useable in those situations.
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    Superstar? That's a wee bit lofty of an expectation to put on the kid. I don't see it. A valuable player, absolutely but not a superstar.
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    I'm sure every team says that before a series is started with the Tigers.
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    Alright, what's going on with Sano? He had a 3 error game and was taken out early. Since then he missed yesterday's game and isn't in the lineup for today's game either.
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    Why wouldn't he be able to play RF? That's a position where his arm would play up. Anyway, it's a crap ton of errors but it's still too early to conclude that he'll be a first basemen and don't consider anything else.
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    It's not just the lack of Home Runs, like Crotalo said he looks like a different player. Normally, I would say it could be a matter of small sample size because we're looking at a small sample of at bats with RISP extracted from a relatively small sample size of at bats on the season but when you watch him in those situations he looks overmatched. I'd be fine if he was hitting the ball hard, working the count but just not getting any hits to land but that's just not very often the case. bases empty: 1.169 OPS runners on: .488 OPS RISP: .593 OPS RISP/2 outs: .309 OPS Bases loaded: .495 OPS
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    It's a small sample size, but Sano is picking it up a bit since the All-Star break. He's sporting a .906 OPS in his past 36 plate appearances since the All-Star break.
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    Scouting reports almost always trump stats in the minor leagues. Though they probably always trump at the Major League level as well. Anyway, the pitching becomes progressively worse, the Appy League puts up big numbers, the Midwest league puts up the least amount of runs of any league in the minors etc. So obviously, when you're going to a reduced season league that favors hitters like the Appy League, into the most difficult hitting league in the minors, in the Midwest league clearly you're going to see some significant differences in their hitting numbers.
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    Delmon Young: 132 career walks Barry Bonds: 120 intentional walks in 2004
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    Excellent post, MWLFan. Third base is a very difficult position to play, it's not like your typical corner position because it has more responsibilities, you have to have a strong arm and quick reactions. It will take time for Sano to adjust to that but if he has the potential to play that position you let him work it out for awhile.
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    We have no idea what Trevor Plouffe's status will be 2-3 years from now. We don't know if he'll be able to stay at third, etc. etc. You should let Sano play third base for a year or two longer and if he's showing no progress then you move him. You can give him some reps at 1st or right field and it shouldn't take a long time for him to adjust.
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    He had two errors in the game you saw, if I remember correctly. While he has a ton of errors this year, that would probably qualify as one of his worst games, defensively. From what I've heard from others is that he is capable of playing the position but needs a lot of fine tuning. He's going to improve but he may never be able to play 3rd at the Major League level. He's barely 19 and his defense has never been his strong point so give it time for him to learn.
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    Very well written article. In that last gif, it looks as though all of the moving parts in his swing are in perfect unison to generate that power. In some of the other gifs the different parts of his swing look disjointed a bit. I'm very interested to see how well he adjusts once the inside fastballs are few and far between.
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    I don't think Revere scares anyone with his arm. On a 20-80 scale, Revere probably has a 20-25 arm and Span a 45-50 arm. Span's arm is noticeably better. I don't think you need a great arm in center, but you do need something there to challenge runners. Revere covers a ton of ground but with the two of them together I think you want Span in center and Revere in left field because as another said, Span reads the ball off the bat better.
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    Thanks. So, Sano will have to make adjustments as he moves up a level but I don't see any harm in promoting him. He's been good overall, and pitchers are afraid to pitch to him now. He should continue to be challenged.
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    I will also add, I question how much more difficult high A is than low A, the Midwest league. Kevin Goldstein has said that the Midwest league is the most difficult hitting league in the minors. Of course, that's relative to the level they are in, but still. I doubt it's that much more difficult. The pitching will be more advanced but it's not AA or AAA.
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    Here's John Sickel's recent thoughts on him as he scouted him this past weekend, only a two game sample size but it has merit: Miguel Sano, 3B: Age 19, still officially listed at 6-3, 195 but looks more like 6-5, 230. Despite his size, he moves with some grace on the field. Arm strength and range look just fine for third base and he handled a couple of difficult plays without any problems. He's made 21 errors already, but I didn't see any reason (based on these two games) why he can't improve defensively and be an average defender, at least. Hitting-wise, Sano has tremendous bat speed, among the best I've ever seen, with huge raw power, at least 70. He also swings and misses a lot. He actually did a decent job working counts and laying off breaking pitches and changeups, but he swung and missed on outside fastballs that he was trying too hard to pull. The Burlington pitchers didn't give him any sort of hittable fastball, pitching to the outside corner and past it, refusing to throw stuff on the inner half to him. He's hitting .240/.350/.507 with 14 homers, 33 walks, and 74 strikeouts in 225 at-bats. Given his youth, I think Sano will make the proper adjustments. If things work out: Miguel Cabrera. If they don't: Joel Guzman.
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    John Sickels thinks that Sano could stick it at third base. I've heard others say they think he has the potential to stay there. If it's a realistic possibility, you keep him there as long as possible.
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    Ultimately baseball is a game that relies on strength, contact skills, running ability, agility etc. All physical and athletic traits, and those traits are not rapidly evolving. So the argument about the invention of cell phones and what not is frivelous. Talking on the phone is not a measure of athletic ability. The differences are slight, in the way that people throw and the way that people swing the bat, the gloves people use to catch the ball (which was a bit more major) and on and on. So who is the greatest catcher of all-time. Since you are certain that he's playing today, who is it? I'd assume it was Joe Mauer a few years ago but that can't be true anymore. Who is it now? Will it be the same guy three years from now? The greatest should be determined by how well they did compared to the rest of the people they played with. That's the best way to judge talent, IMO.
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    I agree with some of that, but think some of it is way off. I do think pitchers pitch a bit faster now with an improvement in mechanics but there have been outliers in the past. Nolan Ryan was pitching in the 70s with a 100 mph fastball. Bob Feller was recorded at something like 98 MPH at home plate, which means he was probably throwing 100 mph, because today pitches are clocked from the point the ball is released at the pitchers hand. While the league, and players evolve and the league has improved because talent is being infused from all over the world rather than being exclusive to white people very early on. Athletes aren't rapidly evolving over the years. That said, I have no doubt that Babe Ruth would be a hell of a slugger today, and Ted Williams would be amazing. The only way to truly judge players today and of the past is to judge them based on how dominant they were in their own era. That doesn't mean the players of today are inherently better because this is the current era.
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    Mike Trout is just as fast as Revere, if not a bit faster. Billy Hamilton is easily faster than all of them, and provided that he can hit at the major league level he'll be one of the fastest players in history. He's on pace to steal about 160 bases this year in high A.
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    Rosario should get more and more credibility assuming people think he can stick it at second. Sano still has a higher OPS than Rosario after a bad month or so this year though. I would assume that he should eventually hit an up swing in performance sometime soon. Rosario is more polished defensively though. Still, Rosario will be ranked higher than he is now, but it will be very difficult for Rosario to surpass Sano on national lists because of the upside. Sano has #3 hitter upside and most don't think Rosario has that. Also, Rosario is older than Sano and that should be accounted for.
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    LOL thanks.

  25. Turd Furgeson
    Who are some of the guys that they have "frequently" gone over slot for? They most certainly have passed up on at least a few big name prospects. They weren't the only ones to do so, but if you want to separate yourself from the middling farm systems those are the types of guys you need to go after.
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