Vitters and his slow start

[Ding Dong Johnson]

anyone have any info on the start? is he rusty, overmatched, or just cold?

[Guest]

He didn't play for a few months after his high school season, he's definitely rusty.

[E.J.]

He didn't play for a few months after his high school season, he's definitely rusty.

 

Plus, I'm guessing he hasn't had much experience playing with wooden bats yet either.

[Guest]

He didn't play for a few months after his high school season, he's definitely rusty.

 

Plus, I'm guessing he hasn't had much experience playing with wooden bats yet either.

 

He should have, he's played in quite a few showcases and tournaments.

[TruffleShuffle]

bust

[badnews]

It seems to take precious little time for other teams' draft picks to jump ahead of the Cubs often. Like Jabba the Chamberlain.

 

I saw Vitters was mentioned on Baseball America's Not So Hot Sheet.

[Outshined_One]

He's a failure already!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

/Getting that out of the way

[Guest]

It seems to take precious little time for other teams' draft picks to jump ahead of the Cubs often. Like Jabba the Chamberlain.

 

I saw Vitters was mentioned on Baseball America's Not So Hot Sheet.

 

I love how Joba is compared to Vitters. As if Joba getting drafted a year earlier, playing in a winter league, being a college draftee and Vitters being young for a HS draftee don't matter.

[Outshined_One]

It seems to take precious little time for other teams' draft picks to jump ahead of the Cubs often. Like Jabba the Chamberlain.

 

I saw Vitters was mentioned on Baseball America's Not So Hot Sheet.

 

I love how Joba is compared to Vitters. As if Joba getting drafted a year earlier, playing in a winter league, being a college draftee and Vitters being young for a HS draftee don't matter.

 

Weren't there worries in that draft that Chamberlain had a potentially career-threatening injury? I remember he had something wrong with his shoulder, which was why he plummeted as far as he did.

[Guest]

It seems to take precious little time for other teams' draft picks to jump ahead of the Cubs often. Like Jabba the Chamberlain.

 

I saw Vitters was mentioned on Baseball America's Not So Hot Sheet.

 

I love how Joba is compared to Vitters. As if Joba getting drafted a year earlier, playing in a winter league, being a college draftee and Vitters being young for a HS draftee don't matter.

 

Weren't there worries in that draft that Chamberlain had a potentially career-threatening injury? I remember he had something wrong with his shoulder, which was why he plummeted as far as he did.

 

Knee injury/major knee surgery/major weight concerns related to his knee (he also had bicep problems during his jr year at Nebraska).

[Ding Dong Johnson]

He didn't play for a few months after his high school season, he's definitely rusty.

 

that was my guess, but I obviously haven't seen him at all and I haven't read anything about him either

[Chocolate Milk]

bust

 

Yeah lol didnt ryan harvey also go to highschool? case closed.

[questionmarkgrace]

vitters and his slow start

 

vitters and his young age, 'nuff said.

[Alfonso Soriano]

.067 Average

[Roast]

bust

 

Yeah lol didnt ryan harvey also go to highschool? case closed.

 

lawl.

 

 

That is all.

[biittner77]

Corey Patterson was a bust therefore will never amount to anything.

[chattbaseball]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

 

First of all, he's played in a whopping 8 games! He just turned 18 two days ago! He has never played consistently and consecutively with wood bats....you can play all of the showcases in the world, but his last season of baseball was with aluminum - and he's never faced professional pitching on a consistent basis.

 

Putting $3.2 million into a high school hitter is a long term investment, not a get rich quick scheme! Give the kid a chance..or at least more than 8 games!

 

It's fair to say his first 8 games have been disappointing, but you can't call him a bust already!

[Guest]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

Actually, "us guys" are composed of people that:

 

1) love to slam young players before they ever have a chance

2) love to slam young players who don't fit a certain profile

3) give too much credit to young players when projecting their minor league numbers to the bigs

4) lots of other varieties of "us"

[Outshined_One]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

Actually, "us guys" are composed of people that:

 

1) love to slam young players before they ever have a chance

2) love to slam young players who don't fit a certain profile

3) give too much credit to young players when projecting their minor league numbers to the bigs

4) lots of other varieties of "us"

 

You forgot the all-important category #5, which includes people who are massively sarcastic.

 

When it became clear Vitters wasn't going to sign until late in the proceedings, I knew there was going to be an extraordinarily limited period of time to judge Vitters. Unless he came to Mesa and proceeded to tear the cover off the ball to an extraordinary degree, he pretty much was going to be #3 on my personal list no matter what.

 

Next season is going to be critical for evaluating him. If he keeps in good shape and works hard in the offseason, then comes into Spring Training looking smooth in the field and at the plate, then he should start off in Peoria. From there, we'll have a full season with plenty of guys on this board getting a first-hand look at him.

 

After next season, we'll have a better idea of what he's capable of. He has the potential to deliver in a big way, happily.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

Actually, "us guys" are composed of people that:

 

1) love to slam young players before they ever have a chance

2) love to slam young players who don't fit a certain profile

3) give too much credit to young players when projecting their minor league numbers to the bigs

4) lots of other varieties of "us"

 

You forgot the all-important category #5, which includes people who are massively sarcastic.

 

When it became clear Vitters wasn't going to sign until late in the proceedings, I knew there was going to be an extraordinarily limited period of time to judge Vitters. Unless he came to Mesa and proceeded to tear the cover off the ball to an extraordinary degree, he pretty much was going to be #3 on my personal list no matter what.

 

Next season is going to be critical for evaluating him. If he keeps in good shape and works hard in the offseason, then comes into Spring Training looking smooth in the field and at the plate, then he should start off in Peoria. From there, we'll have a full season with plenty of guys on this board getting a first-hand look at him.

 

After next season, we'll have a better idea of what he's capable of. He has the potential to deliver in a big way, happily.

 

you and Truffle belong under #6 -- hooligans

[CubinNY]

you can play all of the showcases in the world, but his last season of baseball was with aluminum - and he's never faced professional pitching on a consistent basis.!

 

I might add he never really tore the cover off the ball when using an aluminum bat either.

 

Not saying, just saying.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

 

 

Probably because the Cubs history regarding position players has been absolute crap.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Not only did Vitters not face any competition from the end of the HS season until now, but he was quoted as saying he kept his workouts as light as possible because he didn't want to risk injury. The fact that he struggled in his first week at the highest level of competition he's ever played at after doing basically nothing baseball-wise for several months is not a surprise at all.

[Guest]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

Actually, "us guys" are composed of people that:

 

1) love to slam young players before they ever have a chance

2) love to slam young players who don't fit a certain profile

3) give too much credit to young players when projecting their minor league numbers to the bigs

4) lots of other varieties of "us"

 

You forgot the all-important category #5, which includes people who are massively sarcastic.

 

When it became clear Vitters wasn't going to sign until late in the proceedings, I knew there was going to be an extraordinarily limited period of time to judge Vitters. Unless he came to Mesa and proceeded to tear the cover off the ball to an extraordinary degree, he pretty much was going to be #3 on my personal list no matter what.

 

Next season is going to be critical for evaluating him. If he keeps in good shape and works hard in the offseason, then comes into Spring Training looking smooth in the field and at the plate, then he should start off in Peoria. From there, we'll have a full season with plenty of guys on this board getting a first-hand look at him.

 

After next season, we'll have a better idea of what he's capable of. He has the potential to deliver in a big way, happily.

 

So O_O is part of the Wait And See Tribe?

 

(C'mon, someone's gotta get the reference.)

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I read more on these boards than I post, but I've noticed you guys LOVE to criticize young players who don't immediately do well.

Actually, "us guys" are composed of people that:

 

1) love to slam young players before they ever have a chance

2) love to slam young players who don't fit a certain profile

3) give too much credit to young players when projecting their minor league numbers to the bigs

4) lots of other varieties of "us"

 

You forgot the all-important category #5, which includes people who are massively sarcastic.

 

When it became clear Vitters wasn't going to sign until late in the proceedings, I knew there was going to be an extraordinarily limited period of time to judge Vitters. Unless he came to Mesa and proceeded to tear the cover off the ball to an extraordinary degree, he pretty much was going to be #3 on my personal list no matter what.

 

Next season is going to be critical for evaluating him. If he keeps in good shape and works hard in the offseason, then comes into Spring Training looking smooth in the field and at the plate, then he should start off in Peoria. From there, we'll have a full season with plenty of guys on this board getting a first-hand look at him.

 

After next season, we'll have a better idea of what he's capable of. He has the potential to deliver in a big way, happily.

 

So O_O is part of the Wait And See Tribe?

 

(C'mon, someone's gotta get the reference.)

 

I think I peed a little when I read that. (Don't worry, I changed right away)