Cubs Farm System Review
by cubsfan1 on Dec 6, 2009 10:42 AM CST
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Print01) Josh Vitters 3B-- 1 of the most controversial prospects in baseball right now. Most in the community seem to be down on him. Yes his Shawn Dunston like 12 BB in 458 AB is appaling but what gets overlooked is he SO a respectable 65 times or 14.2% of the time. He's got a smooth RH swing which I've read is 1 of the prettiest in the minors. He is still the 1 player in the system who could be an elite player. He will have to improve on his walk rate but he's still just turned 20 and has struggled at each level initially but has made the adjustments which leads me to believe he will improve.
02) Starlin Castro SS-- Huge riser in the system who offers a lot to like. Once he fills out his frame he will add power to go w/ above average speed. Good defender who's PD is improving. I normally don't do much comparing to current ML players but I can see something along the lines of Yunel Escobar offensive profile w/ maybe a few more SB. .280ish 15 hr 15-20 sb if everything comes together (in a perfect world).
03) Brett Jackson CF-- Power/Speed combo guy who BA seemed to imply he may have been a better prospect in the Midwest League then Vitters. Matt Swain at chicagonow.com called him Grady Sizemore lite. Not outta the question but that's setting our sites pretty high. He's gonna K a lot but he draws walks. How much he strikes out will ultimately control his offensive ceiling.
04) Andrew Cashner RHP-- Not sold on him as a starter just yet. All depends on if he can develop his CU to ML average. Electric FB/Slider combo. At the least he should become a dominant reliever. His high 90's FB and wipe out slider could play much the same as Broxton's imho if he ends up in the pen.
05) Hak Ju-Lee SS-- Had an outstanding debut in SS-A ball ranking as the Northwest League #1 prospect. I think the Derek Jeter comp was just plain stupid but he could be a high average/lots of SB top of the order type hitter w/ good D. While his debut went great I'm holding off on getting to excited untill I see more. Has a real nice skill set. Could end up better then Castro if he fills out his wiry frame.
06) Jay Jackson RHP-- Sleeper from the '08 draft is paying off nice on the Cubs $90,000 investment. Has a nice mix of pitches 92-94 FB, late biting SL, CU, and CB. Could be a #2 starter. 1 concern for me is overall he had a 3.25 bb/9 over 127 ip but take out his stellar 4 bb in 38.33 ip in the FSL and his 42 bb in 88.67 ip and his bb/9 rises to 4.26. So it will be interesting to see how that plays next year at AA/AAA.
07) Kyler Burke RF-- 21 and in his 2nd go around in the Midwest League leaves me cautious about this breakout season. But from what I've read about his PD taking a huge step forward combined w/ BA ranking him as the best strike zone discipline in the Cubs system (which for the Cubs system that might not be saying a whole lot LOL) leaves me optimistic. I think if this step forward is for real he could end up being better then Brett Jackson and filling in as a prototypical RF. Great arm should hit for more power and savvy on the base paths.
08) Chris Carpenter RHP-- 92-95 FB that can hit 97. Good hard curve. Like w/ Cashner it's the CU that will ultimately determine if he can start or has to move to the pen. He gets good reviews from scouts. Fell on draft day in 08' due to TJ surgery. Could be a real steal.
09) Dae-Eun Rhee RHP-- Coming off TJ surgery. Has good FB 90-92 touching 94 and not outta the question he could add some velocity after the TJ surgery. Solid-average curve and plus CU. Could end up w/ 3 plus pitches. It all depends on how he comes back from surgery but could be a riser if he's OK. A persoanl favorite of mine.
10) Logan Watkins 2B-- Thought I would take a lot of flack for putting him in my top 10 but I applaud BA for putting him in their top 10. Not sure he's #7 but still pleasantley surprised at the aggresive ranking. Great athlete who can hit for average w/ plus speed. Could fill out and hit for more power in the future but still just projection at this point. Another favorite.
11) Ryan Flaherty 2B-- 22/23 in Low A takes some shine off his season but if he can carry it to higher levels will move up on prospect lists. 20 HR shows that his power is for real.
12) Jeffrey Antigua LHP-- Low 90's FB solid CB. I don't have a whole lot of info on the young lefty but his numbers are nice and has good control displaying good pitching IQ.
13) Chris Archer RHP-- 21 at Low A and ranked in the top 20 in the Midwest League. Mid 90's FB may end up in the pen. Put up great numbers will reserve a higher ranking after I see what he does at higher levels.
14) D.J. LeMieu IF-- Had disapointing season at LSU and didn't show much power in his debut but had good hit tool and OBP. Need to see more but if he can hit for power like his 6'4 frame suggests he could move up.
15) Brooks Raley LHP-- Cubs paid $500,000 to buy him away from returning to college. Could be a real sleeper. FB sits at 88-91 (can dial it up to 93) but now that he will be a fulltime pitcher could add 20 lbs. to his frame and a few ticks to his FB. Solid SL and CU w/ great control. Could end up being a bargain. Profiles as a middle of the rotation starter. Maybe better w/ improved FB.
16) Jeff Gray RHP-- Mid 90's FB and Mid 80's SL. Great control and gets a ton of groundballs. Has the profile to be a top flight set-up man. IMHO will be just as valuable as a late inning reliever as Fox would have been as a UTL player. The Cubs badly needed a reliever who has this profile. Should be Marmol's set up man. I think Cub fans will be pleasentley surprised.
17) Chris Huseby RHP-- Put together an outstanding year out of the pen. Could be a usefull arm.
18) Junior Lake SS-- Horrible 18/138 bb/k ratio. But at 6'2 200 and still young (19 gonna be 20) I still hold out some hope for him. Could develop plus power and has good speed under way as evident by his 7 3B. MUST improve PD to ever hope of fullfilling his potential.
19) Darwin Barney SS-- Solid player who profiles as a UTL player.
20) Tyler Colvin OF-- Not sold on him as anymore then a 4th OF. Still strikes out way to much. Does offer some nice power/speed combo skills.
21) Su-Min Jung RHP-- Another product of the Cubs aggresive pacific rim scouting. Threw 27.67 IP in his debut this year. Still all projection at this point. FB sits in the high 80's touching the low 90's w/ room to add velocity and clean arm actions. Can spin the ball better then most international players w/ such limited expierence. CU is a work in progress.
22) Wellington Castillo C-- Another guy who had horrible PD. 15/71 bb/k ratio. BA said last year that he could be a Yadier Molina type but more dangerous hitter. LOL not looking good on that comp but still could be a usefull back up C w/ good defensive skills.
23) Matt Spencer OF-- Spencer has a protypical RF body (6’4 220), arm (threw 94 outta the bullpen in college), and power (19 HRs .488 slg). He strikes out to much and dosn’t control the strikezone well. Too inconsistent but could be a decent LH bat off the bench at some point next year. A more athletic and LH version of Fox. Probably a 4th OF.
24) Brandon Guyer OF-- Not real sure what to make of him. Plus-plus speed w/ raw power though hit only 3 hr after hitting 14 at Perioa the year before. Old for High A (23) but had great season but then hit 190 the rest of the way at AA.
25&26) Austin Kirk LHP @ Chris Rusin-- 2 lefties I admit I don't know much about but they were high picks.
OVERVIEW-- The Cubs system ranked 26th according to BA last year. Looks like they will move up to middle of the pack. Hard to say exactly where w/o seeing how every other system stacks up right now. I'm very cautiously optimistic right now. Lots of guys performed well at lower levels so I'm holding out hope they will carry it over to next season. I could see this system moving up to top 10 next year or falling back to bottom 5 that is how volitile this system can be.
No shortage of middle infielders. Possibly the deepest in all of baseball. The problem with the starters is outside of Jay Jackson the rest really look like they would be better off in the bullpen. Cashner would benefit with a move to the bullpen where his velocity would go up. I read a lot of reports that scouts said he had large velocity drop the later into games he went. I would rather have him as a dominant reliever then a ML average SP. Vitters I'm still higher on then most. He's still young. He needs to improve his walk rate sure but he's an aggresive hitter and to tell him to start taking to many pitches could actually stunt his growth. I think he'll be a Pablo Sandoval type hitter when all is said and done. Sandoval and Vitters numbers in Low A and High A are very similar along with there offensive profiles and agressive approach. Kung Fu Panda drew only 38 BB in his first 893 AB in Low/High A. Gray should be a nice addition as a set up guy who can strike guys out and get a lot of groundballs w/ excelent control, things the Cubs bullpen badly needs.
Overall the system is much improved. We have some real intriguing players who will be playing in the low minors. Hopefully with the new owner he will let the Cubs spend some more on the draft. The Cubs ranked 26th in baseball in money spent on the draft at just over 4 million. Of the 4 teams who ranked below them 3 didn't have 1st rounders and the other failed to sign their 1st rounder. For a big markett club like the Cubs we should be investing more in the draft and try to give some cash to talented players who are considered tough signs. The Red Sox, Angels, Phillies, and now the small markett Pirates regularly spend money on guys who are considered tough signs taken later in the draft and it shows in the talent in their farm systems. I'm happy with how the system is coming along but we still need to be taking more steps forward.
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Coleman
Yes Casey Coleman had a nice year and won the minor league pitcher of the year for the organization. He’s not much of a prospect though. His stuff is pretty average and a 5.0 k/9 and a 1.44/1 k/bb is not the profile of a top prospect. At best he’s a middle reliever.
and thought the world of Prior
so who knows what will happen
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
yeah and that prior guy
really didn’t live up to the hype… its not like he was one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball for 2 years
its not like he gave 4 years of an ERA+ over 109
by DartmouthCubsFan on Dec 7, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
No offense but.....
Just because the same thing was said about another player dose not mean another player will acomplish the same thing. Also Wells has an above average change up. Coleman has average stuff. Getting 5 k/9 might get you by in AA but it’s a huge diffrence trying to take that profile and get ML hitters out.
Link
Could you please link me to the scouting report where you saw that? I’d appreciate it. I’m always interested in learning more about prospects
I haven't read anything specific from scouts
in regards to how the pitch grades specifically on a scouting scale. I mean, it’s a solid pitch, with solid sink, but on a scouting scale, it wouldn’t surprise me if some scouts graded it out as only average. He gets decent movement on it, but it isn’t, say, a Berg or Searle level sinker. It doesn’t really have the sharp bite, from what I recall, to get it classified as a good pitch, so it’s probably stuck in that average to above average range, depending on how he pitches that day, how he is health wise, and so forth. It is his best pitch, which says a lot about his pitching acumen. The other pitches probably come out as average at best right now. The cutter has potential, and he should spend some time with LR to try and work on it. He’s an end of the rotation guy if he makes it, and he basically acknowledges that in some interviews. If he can get a 2nd pitch to hover in that average to above average range, and if he can work on strengthening his arm to avoid dead arm phases, his chances would improve quite a bit. There’s probably still a tiny bit of projection with the arm as well, although don’t be expecting miracles (furthermore, the kid knows what his strengths and weaknesses are)
So...
Basically what I was saying his stuff is very average. At this point he is not a prospect. Again like I said he profiles as a middle reliever at this point.
i would disagree on the last point
he profiles as an end of the rotation arm right now with a slight chance to be say, a 4 type starter, depending on how his cutter develops. a potential 4 pitch arsenal, able to eat innings and get ground balls, and fairly solid control (outside of his dead arm phase). If he is moved to the pen, then yes, he’s a middle reliever.
For me, on the whole, when you factor in performance, level, the tiny potential for a bit more growth, good pitchability, good makeup, 4 pitch arsenal, solid control, I have a hard time putting him outside of the top 30 (or in your case, top 28). That said, everyone grades differently. He actually sat 16th for me right now, as a C/C+ prospect.
for me
when i rank prospects, it’s a balance of factors. For example, someone like Junior Lake has loads of tools, moreso than even Starlin Castro. That said, in comparing to Coleman
a) Coleman has a much higher floor
b) Coleman is much closer to the bigs
If judging on potential, of course you take Lake over Coleman. But as to how I do prospect rankings, the risk with Lake is way too much for me to slap him over Coleman right now (last time I had extended rankings, Junior Lake came in at 42 for me).
So looking at another scenario to express another factor I judge. Let’s compare Casey Coleman to Jeff Gray. Let’s look at it this way first – in the pen, both are middle relievers, with Gray having a slightly higher ceiling with borderline setup possibilities if he has a good year. So on that, Gray’s got a tick on Coleman. Gray’s closer to being ready to help. So that’s another tick. That said, Coleman’s value as a starter is enough for me to jump him over Jeff Gray. Furthermore, Coleman’s value to the organization, for me, is a tiny tick higher than Jeff Gray (why? Well, the organization has a lot of righty arms that could potentially fit in the pen. Assuming the big 3 aren’t rushed, Coleman will likely start out the year in the top 5 in regards to emergency starting pitchers that could be called up).
Taking 3 more examples -
Casey Coleman vs. Austin Kirk – I’m somewhat bothered by the fact that, with Kirk, he’s basically maxed out. Granted, the profile is still a potential mid-end of the rotation lefty if he develops. That said, he’s so far away.
Casey Coleman vs. Brandon Guyer – Brandon Guyer is a 4th OF profile if he can’t find a power stroke. Perhaps an Eric Byrnes type. There’s just so much that we don’t know about Guyer, and that increases his risk for me.
Casey Coleman vs. Su-Min Jung – Jung is so far away, and his stuff doesn’t suggest itself to be significantly better, if at all, than Coleman’s, if Jung’s develops. Tbh, I was a bit surprised to see you put Jung so high. To me, he’s Hung-Wen Chen level, and Chen’s further along. I would’ve ranked Tzu-An Wang higher on account of Wang’s potential being much higher.
Nice
writeup!! Casey Coleman will trick some people and is a starting pitcher. Also in the last two years the Cubs were ranked 24th overall with a total of 9.6 million spent on draft choices. Once again to Cubsfan 1, well written and the Cubs are really on a upswing. Coleman is a prospect thou, anyone in their 1st full year who wins 15 games counting one in the playoffs is a prospect of some kind.
Plus, Coleman is only 22.
He’s already had success at Double-A; going into 2010 with a shot at being at Iowa, he might be a sleeper for the bullpen or rotation.
He’s the son of former Cubs pitcher Joe Coleman.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
It's also been reported
He has a very good head on his shoulders, and is very much a pitcher, not a thrower
by Mulhollandmania on Dec 6, 2009 6:19 PM CST up reply actions
Three
other families have produced three generations of major leaguers, Hairstons, Bells, and Boones, which all were everyday players. If Casey Coleman gets to the major leagues it will become the 1st family with all pitchers for three generations.
Good write up. Guyer actually started out at AA and then was demoted to Daytona where
he tore it up. Hopefully he can keep it up this year when he surely goes back to AA.
Also, from what I understand, the Cubs wanted Castillo to focus on his D this year and his bat obviously paid the price. This year will be more telling, IMO. I know you didn’t say much about Huseby, but he’s one of the players I’ll be watching this year. He had incredible BB/K numbers this year to go along with an excellent ERA. We’ll see how he does as he moves up the line.
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Nice Post
I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT
Matt Spencer
Spencer has a protypical RF body (6’4 220), arm (threw 94 outta the bullpen in college), and power (19 HRs .488 slg). He strikes out to much and dosn’t control the strikezone well. Too inconsistent but could be a decent LH bat off the bench at some point next year. Probably wold have come in around 20 or 21 on my list.
BTW thanks for the rec’s guys.
Changes
Made some changes to reflect the Cubs recent trade w/ Oakland.
I really wouldn't put those two Oakland guys that high
personally. But that’s me. Neither guy projects to be anything more than bench/middle relief option right now, and while being in the upper levels is nice, I’d plop them down more in the late 20’s, if they made it on. Actually, I’d probably rank Ronny Morla ahead of Matt Spencer, as the upside on Morla’s arm is tantalizing (ability to sustain 93-94 as a starter, intriguing change/slider, although both need work, and should have a bit more physical maturation to go).
Well.....
Spencer is probably like I said a 4th OF type who will just barley make most top 30 lists. I actually like him more then Colvin. But I see you’re point.
Gray I’m much more optimistic then most. His FB/SL mix says possible top flight set up guy and combine that w/ excelent control and lots of goundballs he IMHO will be a key piece of the Cubs pen this year. The fact that he’s ready and will probably be a key 7/8 inning guy got him into my top 20.
If Colvin is down to #20,
and I am not disputing the rankings, then why was he brought up in Sept? Not only that but he was show-cased (started the first three of rour games) if I recall correctly. What were they thinking?
"The Cubs are due in sixty-two." - #14
He was brought up...
… due to injuries; the Cubs needed an outfielder and he was the best available choice. He didn’t show up too badly.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
He was brought up
because he was an upper level OF asset at a time when we needed someone, and he needed to be protected this offseason anyways (would’ve been Rule 5 eligible). Now, I do have him ranked a bit higher than the OP does, even though I don’t think he’s more than a 4th OF.
Blake Parker
I know that bullpen guys don’t get great reviews, but Parker has done nothing but shut down teams for two years now. He has gone from A to AAA in two years, and led AAA in saves this year. He is supposed to compete for a 25 man roster spot this spring, but he isn’t in the top 20 as far as prospects? Why not?
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Dec 7, 2009 9:39 AM CST reply actions
really comes down to how people rank things
I don’t have him in the top 20 either, and I think he has borderline setup potential (although he’s really more middle relief). That said, while readiness is a nice factor, he isn’t a closer type, and most rankings will factor in a player’s value as well.
Thanks for the info
I understand what you are saying. I guess only time will tell to see how these guys pan out.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Dec 7, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
to be clear
for me, if i don’t rank a guy in say, the top 30, it doesn’t mean the guy won’t have a big league career. it simply means that
a) i think there chances of having a, for lack of a better word, key role in the bigs, is much less. Typically, that means we’re looking at borderline starters/bench players, middle relief pen arms, end of the rotation guys. Obviously, each situation is unique.
or
b) They might talented, but extremely raw and far away.
Gotcha
I am always intriged when people switch positions and excel. If this OF that came in from the A’s doesn’t pan out, I think I read somewhere that he could throw 95. That may have middle relief written all over it.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Dec 7, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
Spencer
I was under the impression that he was tossing in the low 90’s in college in short stints. It’s possible that he might be able to get it a bit more with full time focus, but I’m not sure he’s a 95 guy. Do you know where you read 95?.
That said, Spencer showed some improvement last year, so I think he’ll get enough time to work in the minors as a positional asset since he’s in the upper levels already
I have no idea where I read it
I tried searching for it, and I found nothing. I did find that he threw in the 90’s, but nothing that says 95. Maybe I got confused. Given his frame and athletic ability that he supposedly has, he may be able to go from 90 to 92ish. Sorry for the confusion if I caused any.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Dec 7, 2009 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
It is right in my write up about him. I found it in an old BA pre draft scouting report. He threw in the low to mid 90’s as a reliever at ASU.
Thanks
So I wasn’t fully going crazy.
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Dec 8, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Parker
Basicaly what toonster said is about how I feel. Nice sinker and change but nothing electric which would lead to more then middle relief. But yes very well could make the Cubs 25 man roster and have some value as a 6th inning type guy.
nice list
call me a skeptic on Logan Watkins, I guess…he has no power tool to speak of, and doesn’t really project to grow into one. I like Flaherty and Lemahieu better, Flaherty based on power alone (though one wants to see continued success this year at a higher level) and Lemahieu’s only a year older, and has a much more projectable body type.
agree that the Jeter comps for Lee before he even got to the US were a bit ridiculous. Now that he’s been here for a season, I wouldn’t mind a comp to Elvis Andrus (though I doubt Lee makes it to the majors by age 20 like Andrus did.)
Overall, the system really looks markedly stronger from two years ago, the only issue being that the guys playing the real positions of need for the major league club (CF, MI) are still pretty far away from the majors. I’d love to see us deal some promising lower level guys at positions of organizational depth for more major-league ready talent at big club need positions. For example, something I thought about watching the AFL—Pittsburgh has massive holes except in CF, where Mccutchen is a budding star, and they love Gorkys Hernandez at AA. Don’t we have the system depth at MI and SP to trade for Jose Tabata, who could be manning CF for the Cubs on opening day? Like Cashner and Watkins for Tabata?
I am not a Tabata fan
Nothing to do with off-field issues. He’s quicker than people give him credit for (people look at his body and think he’s slow), but he’s probably better off in the corner. He doesn’t have power, and it seems questionable if he will develop power. Short of it is, if he can’t stick in CF, I’m really not sure he’s anything more than a depth OF. I am just not a Tabata fan. ARL only goes so far … particularly when a guy reaches the upper levels.
That said, the general idea of dealing guys away is something that I would be supportive of, depending on who and what the costs were.
good point
I was using Tabata as an example, mostly, about what I thought the Cubs could be looking around the league for in terms of more advances prospects who could be cheap CF/MI alternatives…and true about ARL performance (called it AFL in my original post, my bad.)
But for my money, Tabata looks pretty smooth in CF to me, he’s got pretty good plate disciple for a 21 year old, and I think he could be a Melky Cabrera type hitter, not awesome, but he’d be decent next year (275/335/400) and maybe a 15-15 type guy in his prime. that’s a lot better than any current option we have at CF.
My overall point I guess was that teams sometimes let solid prospects languish at AA/AAA when someone better in the system surpasses them or makes a splash in the majors, and those can be guys to target, using your lower level talent. Like Tabata could end up being, or Brandon Wood, Reid Brignac, etc have been.
by PrincetonCubs on Dec 7, 2009 5:07 PM CST up reply actions
actually
I think you were talking about AFL … I was talking about ARL (Age Relative to League) and how that was Tabata’s biggest asset in some respects for awhile, but when you get to the upper levels, ARL shouldn’t mean as much (not that it isn’t a factor to ponder, but at some point, you can’t keep hoping).
If he’s a Melky Cabrera type hitter (which is a fair comparison, unless Tabata’s power emerges), I honestly would rather give the job to Sam Fuld as Fuld’s a better defensive player and can likely have a better average/obp combination.
ha
my mind went “ARL=Arizona Rookie League, that must be what I meant!” I should trust my acronyms I guess :)
Tabata’s actually an interesting comp to Sam Fuld, as their stat lines by level are relatively similar, with Tabata showing a little more power, Fuld a little more speed. They both seem to have very good plate discipline. I guess I’d take Tabata’s youth and power potential over Fuld as I think the discrepancy on avg/obp would be minimal at most (Tabata went .293.357.406 b/w AA/AAA last year.) I only looked up their range factor in CF on baseballreference really quickly, and it was practically identical. but ymmv, it would certainly be nice to see Fuld start and perform well, since he’s already in the system and costs nothing.
by PrincetonCubs on Dec 7, 2009 5:50 PM CST up reply actions
So if the Cubs do sign Mike Cameron...
…for, say, two years. That would put Brett Jackson on track to take over in 2012, no? Is this a realistic expectation?
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
assuming a solid track of development
2012 is realistic. There’s been speculation that he’ll be jumped to AA TEnnessee to start 2010.
Josh Vitters being compared to Pablo Sandoval ?!?
Ah, NO. Pablo Sandoval has striking similarities to a young Albert Pujols of all people. His upside is tremendious. In fact, I think Sandoval is on the verge of superstardom.
Josh Vitters isn’t remotely in that category of ballplayer. And the skill sets are quite different.
Other than that a nice job on the writeup.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
LOL
I don’t think you can find anyone even on McCovey Chronicles that think that Kung Fu Panda is a young Pujols.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Dec 9, 2009 10:41 PM CST up reply actions
Sandoval's #1 comp at his age is Dick Allen.
That might be closer to the truth.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I Don't See It
Sandoval and Allen are two completely different body types. Also, Pujols and Allen are different hitters too. Pujols has never struck out more than 100 times in a season where that was an annual occurance for Dick. Albert also has 300 more walks than strikeouts and Allen has almost twice as many Ks to BB. Pujols has a much better OBA & SLG than DA. I really don’t see the similarity between the two.
I’m not even sure I buy the Allen comp for Sandoval. Dick walks more, strikes out more and has more power. Pablo is such a tough player to find a comp for, I know. I love him to death and wish he was a Cub. He’s on my fantasy team as well and due a big raise next year.
Bringing this back to BLowhard. I think that Vitters is much closer to Sandoval than KFP is to Pujols. But really all that’s saying is that Albert is such an otherworldly hitter than it’s really folly to compare him to anyone else in the game right now.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Dec 10, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
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