left coast bosox fan wrote:1. He doesn't have plate discipline issues.
An offensive catcher with defensive mechanics and plate discipline questions ? The category is best prospect.
2. He has an 1.186 OPS.
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7/20 ML Gameday: Portland begins 5 games in 4 days vs. New Britain
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Posts: 14152 07/20/09 7:32 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist
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2. He has an 1.186 OPS. |
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Posts: 14857 07/20/09 7:33 PM Jonathan Singer |
left coast bosox fan wrote:Have you seen Valle in person? He looked pretty damn good to me when I saw him in Lowell on Saturday. |
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Posts: 14153 07/20/09 7:37 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist
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Portland destroyed a pitcher making his first double-A start tonight. Michael McCardell ended up giving up 11 ER in 4 IP.
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Posts: 2188 07/20/09 7:44 PM Chris Mellen Director of Scouting SoxProspects.com |
templeUsox wrote: That must have happened pretty quickly for them to leave him in there to accumulate a line like that. 11 hits against as well in 4 innings, but also 7 K's. Talk about taking your turn in the barrel for that one. |
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I go to look at the Portland Box score hoping Lars was part of the offensive onslaught, alas he isn't playing.
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Have you seen Valle in person? He looked pretty damn good to me when I saw him in Lowell on Saturday.But he's mexican, how could a mexican be better than RWML? "Being Scandinavian myself, I can tell you that Lars is the name of the mythological Norse God of Batting." Drew (Pacific Prospect Report) |
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Jon Still with two home runs (12th and 13th) and seven RBI, six of which came in the 4th and 5th innings. Now 15-1 Sea Dogs
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Posts: 3275 07/20/09 8:02 PM Veteran Member |
jsinger121 wrote: Haven't seen him in person but I would find it difficult to believe that a prospect not rated by anyone in the Phillies top15 preseason is a better prospect than Westmoreland. According to McKamey his tools are rated as PWR: N BA: + Spd: -- Def - Westmoreland: Pwr: - BA: + Spd: + Def: + Like any analyst, McKamey will have differences of opinion from other analysts but for the most part they're all pretty damn close. There's a difference between having a good year at the plate and better prospect.
"According to Elias, Wang's ERA of 21.60 as a starter is the
worst ERA for the first 5 starts in the history of baseball." ... YES Network 6/11/2009
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Reddick with a HR of his own to add to the Portland fireworks at NB. His 13th, he's 3 for 5
15 - 1 Potland after 5 |
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Posts: 2065 07/20/09 8:09 PM |
Lost in the Portland onslaught is Mills with yet another good performance, he's been as good the last two months as he was bad the first two.
"Being Scandinavian myself, I can tell you that Lars is the name of the mythological Norse God of Batting." Drew (Pacific Prospect Report) |
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Reddick's HR was actually in the top of the 6th. Score 17-1 after 6inn
"Hot Rods announcer just reported that the mascot, a mackerel, just ate the batboy and that now the batboy's clothes are flying out the fishes mouth.
Shouldn't that be investigated ?" LCBF
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Posts: 14154 07/20/09 8:26 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist
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I really, really don't care about what Derrick McKamey says when it comes to prospects who haven't played a full season.
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Posts: 943 07/20/09 8:30 PM Veteran Member |
Adam Mills is the new David Pauley.
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Posts: 14858 07/20/09 8:41 PM Jonathan Singer |
left coast bosox fan wrote:You know what. Preseason rankings are meaningless. At the end of the season Valle very well should be a top 10 Phillies prospect. |
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templeUsox wrote:I can understand the logic. It's far better to base things on 68 ABs in the NYPL. This in spite of 50K's vs 22BB in 211 AB's (14K / 8BB this year). We should call the Phillies right away and offer a straight up swap, they might be stupid enough to accept.
"According to Elias, Wang's ERA of 21.60 as a starter is the
worst ERA for the first 5 starts in the history of baseball." ... YES Network 6/11/2009
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I've been on the guy since last year. The stats you quoted include 143 AB's from his 18-year old season in A-ball (his career K-rate is lower than
RWML's and so is his NYPL K rate). All things considered, he actually more than held his own in the SALLY league. Now he's completely dominating the
NYPL at a younger age than Westmoreland. He's going to stick at catcher for the foreseeable future and he's got a strong, athletic frame. You can stick
out Derrick McKamey as your deity all you want; this guy has been completely lost on guys in the past.
Edit: And btw, my argument isn't even that he's a better prospect than RWML. I never made a comparison. But the ignorance you show on your posts is too egregious to be ignored. |
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After the season Westmoreland's ratings will be this
Power: + BA: + Speed: ++ Def: Inconclusive |
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left coast bosox fan |
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Posts: 3277 07/20/09 8:59 PM Veteran Member |
"He's going to stick at catcher for the foreseeable future."
And you'd rate that as a better prospect than Westmoreland ? The category isn't better bat, the initial point was better prospect. Edit: Kiss my ass you pompus little prick
"According to Elias, Wang's ERA of 21.60 as a starter is the
worst ERA for the first 5 starts in the history of baseball." ... YES Network 6/11/2009
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Posts: 14159 07/20/09 9:00 PM Veteran Member Podcast Panelist
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Catcher is the most valuable position on the field to have a good bat at. What is your point?
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left coast bosox fan |
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Posts: 3278 07/20/09 9:03 PM Veteran Member |
templeUsox wrote:Still, Weeden & Lavanway should be our top three catching prospects.
"According to Elias, Wang's ERA of 21.60 as a starter is the
worst ERA for the first 5 starts in the history of baseball." ... YES Network 6/11/2009
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