Damn Mr Gordon is trim! A string bean. Well Stewart has a middling career but 22nd round Hildy does a Nesek impression and a guy we got for Nunuez turns into a number three and everything evens out except Stewart can't shake the 4 hanging over his head.
Yeah I don't see a lot of wall sense out of Buxton. Kepler was noticeably much more adept with the wall when he was in center. That would be Buxton's only defensive flaw.
If Lewis hits his potential, Enlow becomes a #1 or #2 and Leach becomes a #3 we will all be residing in never never land baby! To me this is the kind of unrealistic thinking that causes all the consternation we had yesterday. IMO if one of these things happen that could be considered a good outcome with the success of a lessor pick succeeding sprinkled in.
I think a good rule of thumb is if someone is perceived as a fast riser or very polished you can hope they will ascend quickly but probably shouldn't count on it
Like the bullpen pitch tracker! How did you come up with the 20 pitch threshold? Belisle seems to get lit up on the second day when he goes two in a row. Gibby has always had a hard time following a good performance.
"Hopefully doesn't follow such notables as Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, Ben Revere and Aaaron Hicks to excellent play in other lands." Span and Revere were already what they are before we traded them. Excellent play? I wouldn't go that far.
Here I am excitedly reading a gamer on TD! and I get to the comments enter some weird interdimensional warp and end up in the dreaded Strib comment section. Yikes
Regardless of the eye-opening stats, you know that's something the front office is going to demand improve prior to any promotion. And rightly so. This is something I see as different with the new regime. A definite plan for pitchers to follow to improve and earn promotions.
I'm with you here. I would not mess with the outfield right now. Of course continue to build with a long view in mind but I don't see that upgrade from Rosario right now. He can still progress and not be such a bad option for your 3rd best outfielder
Duffy looks good where he is. He could end up being a high level reliever. He will not be a top of the rotation starter. I seems to me it's been proven you can make a reliever from a starter not the other way around.