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mike moustakas

bk11 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:10:50 -0000

anyone know if moustakas has an injury or bad conditioning over the winter or anything?

he's hitting a dissapointing .172/.226/.172 line in low A.

5/29 2bb, 6k.

he's strikeout rate isn't bad, but the lack of extra base hits is a discomforting.

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OT- FB trade offer, farm geeks

bk11 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:11:23 -0000

hey guys,

i was just offered cameron maybin for josh vitters. who do you rather have in their prime. i think maybin has a higher ceiling- floor of garthright, ceiling of h-ram, avg non-bust expectations of mike carmon/chris young.

while vitters has spent less time in the minors, i think he'll have better plate discipline, and a better chance of producing avg numbers or better for his position. i've heard his hitting style is like howie kendrick, but with power. anyone got more info on either player, and who would you prefer for their prime?

Lars Anderson

bk11 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:33:38 -0000

Hey guys,
Was wondering if you could help me out a bit with some information regarding Lars. I know he it a rather promising prospect whot the Red Sox really like. I don't doubt his power potential, but does anyone have an idea on whether he'll bat for avg? He struck out a lot last yr, and I've been trying to find information if it's because of his inexperience, or maybe because his swing is too long/too much of an uppercut, or other possible factors.
Thanks in advance!

20-80 pt scale questions

bk11 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:53:35 -0000

hey all,

i have a few questions on 20-80 scale ratings and would appreciate it if any of you could help further my understanding on this.
i know it's based on standard deviations, 50 +/- 3SD

so my first question is: i often hear a player has a plus pitch, or a plus plus pitch. what score would a plus pitch rate? how about a plus plus?

second question, since the pt scale is based on standard deviations then it should be possible (but rare) for a person to have tools or a pitch rated higher than 80 (1sd=68%, 2sd=95%, 3sd=99.8% if memory serves me right). who would you say has a tool or pitch higher than 80?

thanks everyone!

pitching prospects poll- what we like most about them

bk11 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:54:31 -0000

hey guys, i was talking with some of my league mates about pitching prospects and we started discussing what type of pitching traits/characteristics jump out at us when we look at prospects. obviously an all-around package is ideal like david price. but what about the hundreds of other pitchers? when you have a farm draft, what makes you pick one pitcher over another when they seem almost identical? basically what's your pitching prospect fettish?

Poll

what's your pitching prospect fettish?

projection

26 votes

fastball

32 votes

intelligence

5 votes

slider/curevball

8 votes

maturity

1 votes

change up

10 votes

work ethic

1 votes

command

34 votes

117 votes | Poll has closed

best pure hitter poll

bk11 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:32:45 -0000

nowadays we count a-rod, pujols, big papi, guerrero, holliday(?), as among the best pure hitters in baseball. but what about the next generation of hitters?
in 20-25yrs from now who among these players do you think will be the best pure hitter. basically monster stats in extra base hits, r, rbi, .avg. fielding, sb not included.

Poll

best "pure hitter" looking back 20-25yrs from now

Justin Upton

60 votes

Angel Villalona

5 votes

Mike Moustakas

12 votes

Delmon Young

18 votes

Prince Fielder

37 votes

Fernando Martinez

11 votes

Ryan Braun

65 votes

Jay Bruce

50 votes

other- josh vitters, jason heyward, matt laporta, brandon wood, etc...

45 votes

Alex Gordon

31 votes

334 votes | Poll has closed

Desmond Jennings

bk11 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:12:34 -0000

Hi all,
I was reading Goldstein's comments on Desmond Jennings in his top 11 TB propsect entry he sounds like a stud in the making, another Crawford type player. How would you rate Jennings compared to the top hitters in the 2007 amateur draft? Also I read that Jennings had minor knee surgery. I was wondering if anyone knew more about this and if it'll affect his speed or any aspect of his game as well as his injury status now.
Thanks!

fantasy baseball type question

bk11 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:29:45 -0000

Hey,
First of all let me start off by thanking you for reading this post.
I'm in my first year in a deep keepers salary-cap league where you can keep players up to 5years (or more if they are farm players). I'm taking over a team that is balanced in hitting and pitching, and has a decent farm system, but would like suggestions as to which top prospect I should build my team on.
I hold the 3rd pick in the upcoming farm draft and the two guys ahead of me are set on picking Price and Moustakas.

That leaves me with players like Porcello, Vitters, Heyward, Wieters, Parker, Dewilters, Laporta to select from.
My question is should I build my farm around a top notch pitcher like Porcello or stick to a top hitter?
Normally in fantasy baseball leagues I build around the hitter, but there appears to be a sizeable gap between the talent levels of Porcello and the top hitters.

Other things you might need to know about my league is that the scoring format tends to favor hitters, unless the pitcher can rack up crazy strikeout totals (high 200s or more), but there is a bigger drop off between good pitchers to avg pitcher than there is to good hitters to avg hitters.

stingy marlins

bk11 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:38:48 -0000

Don't get me wrong here, I think it doesn't make sense that most owners do not make as much profit as top baseball stars earn in salaries...but I think the Marlins situation is absurd. They will be fielding a team that has a good chance of not even topping a 10mil payroll. I think it's time MLB establishes a salary floor. It doesn't have to be high, but it has to at least make the Marlins "dumping" salary, especially as they can certainly afford any salary increases.
Heck they could have afforded to have signed Cabrera to a long term deal (I think their net profit was over 45mil last yr) as well as sign an extra player or two and make a run for NL East title.

Prospect Comps

bk11 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:36:27 -0000

Was just thinking about the top players drafted in the 2007 amateur draft and who they would compare favorably (production-wise) to if they stay healthy. This is based on my magic eight ball that I just bought and from what I've read on them. I'm not too good with pitcher comparrisons so any opinions will be helpful. Please feel free to add others!

David Price- a healty Mark Prior comes to mind
Mike Moustakas- Jeff Kent, but breaks out earlier
Josh Vitters- For some reason Adrian Beltre pops into mind (minus that one season)
Matt Wieters- Joe Mauer with less .avg, plate discipline and more power
Matt Laporta- I'm tempted to say Manny-lite. Maybe Justin Morneau???
Jason Heyward- David Justice
Rick Porcello- Beckett is often used as a comparisson.

Wish all of you early seasonal tidings!