Comments on: Probable Starters – 8/8/12

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:56:57 +0000

Also depends on Matt Adams.

I think you will also be fine with crig at at corner OF and Matt Adams at first.

By: zuke354

zuke354 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:56:22 +0000

Depends on who the OF is.

I think if it Jay, you could do fine with Chambers. But if its a power producer like Holliday or Beltran…

By: jjray

jjray — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:37:07 +0000

He’s like Ichiro already. Just one word, Oscar. If he starts 2013 in AAA and an outfielder goes to the DL early in the season, JMo will need a backbone of steel to stand up against the calls to promote Oscar even though it would grant him Super 2 status. Fan expectations may be another reason the organization has not promoted Oscar to AAA already. Interesting story line.

By: lboros

lboros — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:55:09 +0000

this is amusing. Kevin Goldstein really, really loves Oscar Tavares

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17952

By: solar pons

solar pons — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:21:53 +0000

Thanks for the BA report Lou. Good reading.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:38:25 +0000

BA just released its minor league “best tools” survey. Lots of Cards named, esp. in the Texas League, thanks to the confluence of our best prospects playing in an 8-team league.

OT, as you’d expect, is named best hitter and most exciting player in the TL.

To my surprise, BA has Audry Perez as best defensive C.

Less surprising: Wong as best defensive 2B; Curtis best strike-zone judgment; Rosenthal best SP; C. Martinez best FB.

In the FSL, BA has Mike O’Neill with the best strike-zone judgment, Maness with best control, and Starlin Rodriguez as best defensive 2B.

In the MWL, they have “Nick Martin” with best strike-zone judgment. I don’t know if they meant Nick Martini (.360 OBP), or someone else entirely. No idea why why they didn’t pick Colin Walsh, whose .423 OBP leads the league by 28 points. I know he’s hurt, but the surveys were taken weeks ago.

By: redbirds34

redbirds34 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:09:26 +0000

Springfield is actually playing in San Antonio