Comments on: Minors: Hot in Hawaii

By: SenatorSteve

SenatorSteve — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:55:21 +0000

I love the minor league updates too. Thank you to whoever gives us these updates.

I wish there was more info on each pitcher other than simple stats. I’d like to know about what pitches they throw and in what situations they’ve struggled or done well. I’d also be curious to see what sort of projection there is on each guy, i.e. has he peaked? Or, is he supposed to add couple MPH to the fastball or develop any other pitches?

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By: Alban

Alban — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:28:53 +0000

I’m really liking the minor league updates. This is probably the only way I’ll hear about these guys because it’s hard to get this information elsewhere.

Good job Jordan! And keep the reports coming.

By: breadclock

breadclock — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:15:17 +0000

Ideally, you’d like to see one or two of these guys seize the opportunity and raise their level of play in the AFL. David Wright did exactly that in 2003 after really slumping for two months that summer at St Lucie. Sure it was a small sample, but it was the best competition he faced to that point and it really put him on the fast track afterwards. He reported to Binghamton the following spring and we know the rest of the story. Less than a year after that summer slump in A ball, he was making a rookie splash at Shea.

By: Innis_2_winnis

Innis_2_winnis — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:07:53 +0000

“String theory”…holy hell…the science geek in me very much appreciated the reference…

By: sfca7

sfca7 — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:31:21 +0000

These samples are too small to judge the players, I agree. But their fall/witner results should be looked at in line with their play during the summer, providing a larger sample & giving us a decent picture of how they’re progressing.

By: Constnza81V2.0

Constnza81V2.0 — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:14:21 +0000

Well they’re not going to get us Santana, but point taken.

I’m still waiting for Omar Minaya to magically make some of these 17-18 year old international signings advance 5 years overnight so they can be ready to contribute like Carmona. Why can’t Omar advance the age and development of his players, while still finding a way to maintain the advancement of time on its current plane of existence? Clearly we should be looking into more physicists with a background in string theory.

By: gowrightgo

gowrightgo — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:52:48 +0000

Trying to interpret results from such small samples and in a league where we really don’t understand the level of talent is impossible to do. I think it makes sense to get some work in and to perhaps advance certain things like learning to bunt or hitting to right field consistently or trying out a slider as a new pitch. But how can we translate results from a pitcher who threw 4 innings so far?

I guess I should thank you for the updates and move on but I frankly don’t see the value in these reports in particular unless you line them up with other major leaguers who have gone to the league and how they performed.

Say for example, Verlander pitched in the AFL and he threw 15 innings and struck out 12 and pitched to a 1.05 era etc. Or Jose Reyes played in Hawaii as an 18 yr old and hit .235 etc

By: stickguy

stickguy — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:55:30 +0000

Oh wait, I forget. These guys are in the Mets farm system, so they are all garbage and will never even be good trade bait, nevermind successful for the Mets.

Just one of the many things I have learned here at Metsblogs, thanks to some of the wiser posters.

By: stickguy

stickguy — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:54:01 +0000

Free Emmanual Garcia! and Free Lucas Duda

That way, it can be Duda, Duda day!