Comments on: Minor League Ball’s Top 20 Cardinal Prospects

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:03:34 +0000

Bryant? He of the 40% K rate in the lowest of levels?

By: Danny Applegate

Danny Applegate — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:34:37 +0000

I would sure like for him to get to the big club while Duncan is still there to see what happens with his stuff.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:52:49 +0000

You might be right, but, it’s hard to ignore 122 K’s in 119 innings or a 5.1 K/BB ratio…or his .191 BAA. I’d send him to the next level and let the opposing bats decide.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:45:58 +0000

Then I guess I’m not sure what it takes for a 19 year old to be judged to have superior hitting tools at A level. I think he was the second youngest in the league.

Since we’re sharing opinions, mine is that it’s the scouts who have yet to do enough homework on Taveras and not bogus statistics.

One of the opposing managers said that Taveras was the best athlete in the league in rookie ball. He then proceeds to win the batting title in low A ball…. with a 1.028 OPS, at 19, but we shouldn’t trust his stats?

I don’t think B+ is a surprise at all.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:54:36 +0000

Taveras has a superior hit tool.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:23:22 +0000

I guess Boone Whiting isn’t much of a prospect. Great numbers, but his stuff just doesn’t translate to the next levels. I saw him 86-89, touching 90….that will get hammered at the next levels.

By: Vision

Vision — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:05:54 +0000

I’m much higher on Bryant than Sickels’ is. Solid tools across the board, and actualization of those tools to this point, gets you into our top-20.

Otherwise, no major quibbles with the list. Taveras doesn’t have superior tools, so I’m pleasantly surprised to see him even as high as a B+ grade. That’s perfect for him in my opinion. Plus hit tool, and pretty much average across the board otherwise.

That’s a very good player, but probably not a superstar, and he’s ranked accordingly. Sometimes, I do think this board puts too much stock into the stats of a player, and not even into the scouting reports and the tools projection.

The projection is much more important than the stats at A ball, believe me.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:53:41 +0000

I’m talking about BA, BP etc. They will be determining where OT fits in the top 100 prospect list and his success in AFL may well convince the stubborn ones that he’s for real. To this point, I think they continue find reasons to low ball Oscar. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think they are.

By: Mrs. TLR

Mrs. TLR — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:59:49 +0000

Who are these “scouts” you care about? Taveras is ours. We do not care what scouts for other teams think.

Taveras is a low A kid in the AFL, whereas other hitters have already complete AA. Its no surprise if Oscar does not dominate the AFL. He skipped some grades to get there.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:18:59 +0000

Jones stopped performing. Pham has performed the last 2 years but they have been ended by injuries. Jones has a rep for not working hard or taking directions well. Pham has the reputation of working hard and being coachable. Very different players. But yes Chambers stock is rising.