Ryan Harvey

[stuy119]

I'll admit that I haven't been keeping up at all with the minor league system lately, but what's been going on with Ryan? How is he progressing, and is he looking anything like the superstar he was destined?

[Outshined_One]

I'll admit that I haven't been keeping up at all with the minor league system lately, but what's been going on with Ryan? How is he progressing, and is he looking anything like the superstar he was destined?

 

From all accounts, he's still a monstrous power hitter and a good defender with a strong throwing arm.

 

However, his plate discipline is decidedly lacking. He's the kind of guy who will drive both traditional and sabremetric people nuts, since he strikes out a ton and rarely walks. Unless he somehow manages to start posting better walk numbers, the odds of him becoming a superstar are quite slim.

 

At best, it seems like he'll be a Dave Kingman-type. However, considering he still has AA and AAA ahead of him, that remains to be seen.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

He had basically two different seasons last year. The first few months, he was struggling to hit .200, his power was down and he couldn't take a walk to safe his life. Then, his power went through the roof, he started hitting in the .300s (there was a question of how sustainable that BA was since his BABIP was ridiculous), still wasn't walking all that much but had started taking more pitches and going deeper into ABs. He credited his change to a change in his swing.

 

He still has major issues with breaking balls and has poor plate discipline. He also has prodigous power. I (and others) don't think he'll make succeed in the big leagues, as he has struggled to make adjustments at A-ball and the pitchers get smarter at AA and AAA and throw better breaking balls.

 

Here's an interesting threadfrom earlier in the season on Harvey (Premium), around the time he caught fire.

 

He'll probably start next year at AA Tennessee, he's probably somewhere in the 8-15 range in terms of top Cub prospects (in a weak farm system).

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Does anyone think Harvey might be the next Rob Deer.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Does anyone think Harvey might be the next Rob Deer.

 

No, Rob Deer got to play in the majors.

[Geech]

Does anyone think Harvey might be the next Rob Deer.

 

No, Rob Deer got to play in the majors.

 

Rob Deer also drew walks. Career IsoD of .104.

[NorthsideAvenger]

Does anyone think Harvey might be the next Rob Deer.

 

I'm thinking more along the lines of Jeff Francouer, comparasion wise.

[Mephistopheles]

Glenallen Hill is a very good comparison.