This is a Shelby thread. He’s been recognized as the #1 Cardinal prospect since he was selected. More recently several players have challenged that status…one being Taveras and another being Rosenthal.

I’m not apologizing for either comparison. I happen to think they’re valid. This is a prospect thread and we are constantly viewing lists from pundits, from our own FR gurus and our own posters.

If you are disturbed by this, try to get in front of it by being honest to yourself first, and us next. Nobody is attacking you or necessarily Shelby.

I happen to think it’s great to have three guys who are doing so well that there is an argument in the first place. I can’t imagine any poster on FR wants to denigrate Shelby. I would be delighted if he’d pick right back up from last year and dominate AAA. It simply doesn’t appear to be happening….at least not yet.

I think we all know why Shelby has struggled some. By the same token, I think he’s doing the things he needs to in order to right the ship. It’s just harder to do in AAA.

I don’t see any need for any of us to take this stuff personally. We can champion different players and still have cordial discussions. We can agree to disagree. We’re all Cardinal fans…. Aren’t we?

Pitch, Andrew has put you into a hole you aren’t getting out of. You are welcome to your opinions. You are even welcome to insult posters around here. Word to the wise though, you are insulting yourself by doing so.