Comments on: Daily Farm Report 8/2/2011

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:50:44 +0000

Absolutely. It’s all predicated on how he performs the rest of the season, of course, but if Rahmatulla hits anywhere near this pace the rest of the season I could easily see him as a 15-20 range prospect.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:31:30 +0000

I think I could take a flier on him as a top-20 prospect this year. Certainly, below about 15 or 16, our system seems a bit dry, and you’ve got to imagine a guy like Rahmatulla has more chance of making an impact down the line than an Andrew Brown or Nick Additon.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:28:58 +0000

You have to take into account the fact that, baseball-wide, offense has been massively down this year and last. A .259/.316/.335 line isn’t a million miles off being average this year, and is pretty reasonable for a glove-first shortstop.

I could stomach trading Ryan if we can get Furcal back on a cheap 1 year deal next year, and if Jackson can put up a similar line 2013 onwards, but really I think it was a bit of a short-sighted move predicated on a down year in 2010 from a team that, all of a sudden, doesn’t seem to value defense. The drop-off from Brendan Ryan to Ryan Theriot has been very significant this year; they’ve hit similarly, but the number of runs given up by Theriot over 4 months of appalling defense could well prove the deciding factor in the divisional race.

We’ve sold low on two guys LaRussa didn’t like, and ended up making the team worse in a year when we’re supposed to be in “win-now” mode. I suppose the only silver lining is that the farm system hasn’t taken a hit.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:08:38 +0000

I disagree. I’ve seen Longmire a couple times, and I think he could definitely stay in center long-term. I don’t believe he’ll ever hit without some fairly major renovations to his swing, but I think defensively he could handle center pretty well.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:06:01 +0000

I’m trying to restrain my excitement over him too, but it’s tough.

The one thing to remember in his favour is that absent the celebration injury and a bout of academic difficulties, Rahmatulla would likely have been picked closer to where Wong went than where Tyler was actually picked.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:07:29 +0000

Hope you’re proud of yourself…. (wink)

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:08:53 +0000

Eh. i think he is what he is. Check out his season avgs compared to his career avg. I don’t think this season is pulling them up any. In fact, they have probably been pulling them down.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryanbr01.shtml

2011 – .259/.316/.335/
career (5 yrs) – .259/.314/.342

I think we saw his best in 2009, at age 27.

By: Seals

Seals — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:03:08 +0000

Rent a house in DeSoto, walk over to the Oquendo’s, and ask if Jose can come out and play.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:20:39 +0000

Thanks, Bob
I see a middle infielder hitting over .350 and my math goes haywire.
Love the season Taveras is having too. With the time he missed, will Taveras have the PA to qualify to break that record? He doesn’t show up on the Milb leader board despite hitting in Altuve territory.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:13:36 +0000

I like Cleto too but I really think Ryan will continue to develop as a player.