Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-16-2006

[sporrer17]

Props to Ryan Harvey for turning a truely awful season into something he can build on going into next year. He can still finish in the .250-.260 range, with 20 HR and 80-85 RBI. That's a good minor league season...he's never been a high average type.

 

If he gets moved up to AA next year and repeats these numbers (or improves to .270ish) I'll be satisfied. I could care less about K/BB or whatever. He's a masher...he's the type of player who hits 4th/5th on a team and just crushes the ball...and plays a great RF.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Props to Ryan Harvey for turning a truely awful season into something he can build on going into next year. He can still finish in the .250-.260 range, with 20 HR and 80-85 RBI. That's a good minor league season...he's never been a high average type.

 

If he gets moved up to AA next year and repeats these numbers (or improves to .270ish) I'll be satisfied. I could care less about K/BB or whatever. He's a masher...he's the type of player who hits 4th/5th on a team and just crushes the ball...and plays a great RF.

 

If Ryan Harvey can developed into a Carlos Lee type complimentary banger, I will be more then happy. And I am glad he is turning his season around.

[texascub]

Props to Ryan Harvey for turning a truely awful season into something he can build on going into next year. He can still finish in the .250-.260 range, with 20 HR and 80-85 RBI. That's a good minor league season...he's never been a high average type.

 

If he gets moved up to AA next year and repeats these numbers (or improves to .270ish) I'll be satisfied. I could care less about K/BB or whatever. He's a masher...he's the type of player who hits 4th/5th on a team and just crushes the ball...and plays a great RF.

 

If Ryan Harvey can developed into a Carlos Lee type complimentary banger, I will be more then happy. And I am glad he is turning his season around.

 

Lee is more of a line-drive hitter that goes with pitches and can take a walk. Harvey has got quite a bit more power, but he'll never be as patient as Lee.

[sporrer17]

I'm thinking more along the lines of Richie Sexon with less OBP and more speed and good defense. He could be the .250-.260, 35-40 HR guy.

[TruffleShuffle]

Props to Ryan Harvey for turning a truely awful season into something he can build on going into next year. He can still finish in the .250-.260 range, with 20 HR and 80-85 RBI. That's a good minor league season...he's never been a high average type.

 

If he gets moved up to AA next year and repeats these numbers (or improves to .270ish) I'll be satisfied. I could care less about K/BB or whatever. He's a masher...he's the type of player who hits 4th/5th on a team and just crushes the ball...and plays a great RF.

 

While you may not care about K/BB, there's no way in hell that a guy with a ratio of 350/70 in about 300 games will be a decent major leaguer. He'd be like Rob Deer, except worse.

[sporrer17]

I want him to do what he can do...mash. If it means we have to settle for him hitting 6th/7th and playing a great RF (which is what we have now, save for Jones' throwing arm) then so be it. He may never be that 3/4/5 hitter that we expected with the #6 pick overall....but if he turns out to be a .250, 30 HR type...I'm fine with him playing RF for us.

[TruffleShuffle]

I want him to do what he can do...mash. If it means we have to settle for him hitting 6th/7th and playing a great RF (which is what we have now, save for Jones' throwing arm) then so be it. He may never be that 3/4/5 hitter that we expected with the #6 pick overall....but if he turns out to be a .250, 30 HR type...I'm fine with him playing RF for us.

 

My point is that he will not be a .250, 30 HR type unless he learns at least a little bit of plate discipline. His OBP in A-ball is .285. Major league pitchers would eat him alive.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wade Miller only topped out in the mid-80s at Round Rock yesterday:

 

Des Moines Register[/url]"]Former Houston Astros star Wade Miller gave up three runs in six innings and Iowa went on to a 6-3 Pacific Coast League loss to Round Rock.

 

Miller left with the score tied 3-3, but Round Rock broke through with three eighth-inning runs.

 

"He did a nice job keeping us in it," Quade said of Miller. "He's battling back to get somewhere near to where he was."

 

Miller, who had shoulder surgery last September, went 45-25 for the Astros from 2001-03.

 

He topped out in the mid-80s with his fastball Wednesday, giving up seven hits and fanning seven.

[goonys evil twin]

Wade Miller only topped out in the mid-80s at Round Rock yesterday:

 

Des Moines Register[/url]"]Former Houston Astros star Wade Miller gave up three runs in six innings and Iowa went on to a 6-3 Pacific Coast League loss to Round Rock.

 

Miller left with the score tied 3-3, but Round Rock broke through with three eighth-inning runs.

 

"He did a nice job keeping us in it," Quade said of Miller. "He's battling back to get somewhere near to where he was."

 

Miller, who had shoulder surgery last September, went 45-25 for the Astros from 2001-03.

 

He topped out in the mid-80s with his fastball Wednesday, giving up seven hits and fanning seven.

 

Think he'd take a spring training invitation? Anything more than the guaranteed minimum would probably be a waste on the guy.

[CuseCubFan69]

I must say I love what you do here with the updates on all the games. I don't have the time to watch gamecasts all the time, nor the patience so threads like this are really helpful for catching the highlights then looking at the boxscores in a condensed form later on.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

I don't. I was so much happier when I was ignorant about the minors and what really happens with the Cubs. Calgon...take me away!

[texascub]

I must say I love what you do here with the updates on all the games. I don't have the time to watch gamecasts all the time, nor the patience so threads like this are really helpful for catching the highlights then looking at the boxscores in a condensed form later on.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

I don't. I was so much happier when I was ignorant about the minors and what really happens with the Cubs. Calgon...take me away!

 

You can blame it on T2E; he's the one that got us in to this madness many years ago!

[snoodmonger]

Yeah, this forum and its premiere posters (Craisin, O_O, texascub, craig, kctigers, serena, JonM, Flames, and a few more) are easily the best, most informative part of NSBB. kudos to you folks.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

You can blame it on T2E; he's the one that got us in to this madness many years ago!

 

Yeah, I blame T2E, raw, UK and mlpeel.

[NCCubFan]

Yeah, I blame T2E, raw, UK and mlpeel.

Yeah, take the easy way out and blame someone who isn't here anymore and can't defend himself. [-X