Comments on: Daily Farm Report 7/11/10

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:03:08 +0000

@cariocacardinal: Sorry, I missed that you were discussing relative to Jackson. I'm skeptical that the glove is as good as Jackson (I mean, damn Jackson looks good at SS) but Jackson's bat is pretty awful. I don't think we're necessarily in disagreement here -- I just failed at reading comprehension.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:29:48 +0000

@azruavatar: Well if you base it on his JC stats, Garcia would have to drop from his .800+ OPS so far to less than .500 OPS the rest of the season to OPS about the same as JAckson did at JC. I don't really see that happening. Hawii may not be a baseball factory but the WAC has turned out its share of players the last fews.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:05:50 +0000

@Zach: I'm perplexed by the errors and, while I'm sure someone will take this as me hating on another prospect, I think it has some to do with the players he's throwing to at 1st and their inability to scoop or get anything that isn't at their chest. Completely unfounded speculation though.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:02:04 +0000

@cariocacardinal: His hitting at Johnson City or in college? Surely you don't mean the handful of ABs in Johnson City and U. of Hawaii is not exactly a bastion of baseball talent.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:52:53 +0000

@Zach: Thats a fair question. I am not sure what to think about the amount of errors he has this year...not sure if they are throwing errors, fielding errors or equal amounts of both. He isn't someone with alot of speed but he is very light on his feet on D and have phenomenal instincts, soft hands and a great glove to go with a great arm. Think of the Cubs Castro and how smooth he is at SS. With that said sometimes great defensive SS try to make the great play too much (Castro is another good example) and their errors pile up...maybe that is the case with Jackson...not sure. Maybe someone that has seen him in many games this year can comment more.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:37:53 +0000

@JC: You know more about Jackson than I do, no doubt, but if he's major league ready defensively, shouldn't there be some major concerns re: his errors so far this season?

By: JC

JC — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:05:57 +0000

@cariocacardinal: Jackson's defensive ability at SS coming out of Miami is VERY VERY RARE. Keep that in mind. He was MLB ready from a defensive standpoint which is unheard of especially from a demanding position like SS. So I can't see anyone putting Garcia anywhere close to the refined SS that Jackson was at this point.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:01:17 +0000

IF Garcia is anywhere as near as good as Jackson at SS then you have to rate him higher on the future depth chart due to Garcia’s hitting to this point.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:42:10 +0000

@CRay: Yeah...I wasn't getting too excited but more curious if he has a chance or more skills than what I was giving him credit for on draft day. I still doubt he makes it but was curious if anyone has seen him live and what kind of impression they had. Thx.

By: CRay

CRay — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:34:57 +0000

@JC: I haven't seen Garcia play but I wouldn't get very excited yet. He's a college kid playing at the lowest pro level. In the past, it seems the Cards have sent most of the college picks to Batavia. Examining JC's roster, that appears less so this year. In fact, the birth dates appear similar on both the Batavia and JC rosters. In the past JC would contain mostly high-school and extended-spring training players and Batavia college draftees and previous JC players. Does this represent a change of thinking on the Cards' part? Anyone have any insight here?