phillipmike
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Right, and to date he was never used this much at this point in part of the seasons he played in his career.
I dont deny that he can sustain a starters role for months at a time as we have seen it. But to ask him to do something he hasnt done before up to Aug 11th for almost 4 straight months is a recipe for a disaster and the Jays got it. He isnt a starter but he can be one short to mid term anything long it looks like he breaks down.
If I was a contender looking to add an extra power bat off the bench, I'd take a chance on him.
I was coming from the angle that the people who pick up ball late in their development curve are not going to be prospects. I guess the question would be how many people pick up baseball late in their teens and get drafted? You can certainly come to a recreational sport late but the chances you become a prospect a slim to none.
How much of his salary would you be willing to take on for 2019, though?
May 21-Oct 2, 2016. 4.5 consecutive months as a starter. Struggled in June, dominated in July, struggled again in August, dominated again in September. No sign of breaking down.
Your arbitrary use of timelines (has to start at the start of the season, has to end on the day he got hurt this year) to include his time spent injured in previous years while ignoring this year's injury in his games played total is overly simplistic at best and entirely disingenuous at worst.
Oh my bad. I completely misunderstood. Yeah, that's very different. You have special cases (like Lorenzo Cain, who started out at 14), but that's very rare. There's also a few pitchers as well.
If I'm lucky enough to have boys, they'll be hitting off a tee at 3, and playing catch at 4. lol
Looks like Groshans was demoted back to the GCL after a few games in the Bluefield. He struggled in his 3 games there, but seems somewhat hasty on such a small sample.
(Edit) It's possible it could just be a resumption of a suspended game but I'm not sure.
Im so glad my son wanted to play baseball, its so much better than hockey and football. The only concern I have, is that even at the rep level here, all the coaches are parents. This becomes a problem when a kid knows he is better than many of the kids, but doesn't get the "premium"positions because coaches kids play there, even if they suck. I find this these are the things that usually deter kids in sports.
How much of his salary would you be willing to take on for 2019, though?
Assuming Buffalo doesn't make it, do you send Vlad back to AA for the playoffs? Have Bo and co. take a run at winning a championship.
Assuming Buffalo doesn't make it, do you send Vlad back to AA for the playoffs? Have Bo and co. take a run at winning a championship.
Nationals fire sale is beginning, apparently have numerous deals being finalized.
Of them;
- Daniel Murphy to the Cubs for prospect Andrew Monasterio
- Matt Adams to the Cardinals
And Adams is an Alex Rios special.
These ones always baffle me.
The Rios one made sense. But Adams? They're saving something like $900,000 dollars by letting him go, and he's actually having a good year. I don't understand why they would bother letting him go. Just hold out for something in return or keep him.
Nats had so much promise but they sucked in the playoffs.