http://www.sbnation.com/users/jds16 Posts made by jds16 on SB Nation http://www.letsgotribe.com/2009/1/29/740332/ot-usa-today-reads-lgt jds16 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:35:55 -0000 <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-01-27-snuggie_N.htm?se=yahoorefer">OT: USA Today reads&nbsp;LGT</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>The Snuggie gets love, but no mention of the Indians.</p></div> http://www.letsgotribe.com/2008/8/18/596541/michael-brantley-of-double jds16 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:40:39 -0000 <blockquote> <p>Michael Brantley, OF, Double-A Hunstville (Brewers) <br />Sleeper alert! Brantley has been buried all year on a Huntsville roster loaded with high-profile prospects, but all he does is keep hitting at the top of the Stars' lineup, going 7-for-12 over the weekend and extending his streak of scoring at least one run to seven games. Brantley's skills would have been valued highly twenty years ago, but in today's game they can cause confusion. A 21-year-old outfielder batting .330/.409/.416 at Double-A should be some kind of prospect, and Brantley has one of the best combinations of approach and contact skills around, drawing 46 walks this year while striking out just 22 times in 361 at-bats. He's also a well above-average runner, as evidenced by 25 stolen bases in 31 attempts. The only problem is his defense; he just doesn't have a good feel in center field, and every time the Brewers play him there, he quickly ends up moving back to left, as both his range and his arm are disappointing. Still, those offense skills have to be worth something no matter where you end up putting him.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p>Kevin Goldstein @ Baseball Prospectus<a href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7961"></a></p></div>