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[Hairyducked Idiot]

On the Baseball Prospectus prospects podcast, "want" is a term they coined as a noun to describe a player's work ethic and general dedication to improvement. A player who has a lot of "want" is supposed to be a better prospect in the macho, "I won't take no for an answer, I'm making it to the big leagues no matter what" sort of way.

 

They use it as a tool, so they'll say things like "Man, that guy has 80 want."

 

So saying Jason Parks is "full of want" is saying that he works really hard at being the best prospects writer he can be, digging up sources and learning about the game.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Hairyducked Idiot

[pitchcs]

I'm sorry I read any of this.

[Guest]

On the Baseball Prospectus prospects podcast, "want" is a term they coined as a noun to describe a player's work ethic and general dedication to improvement. A player who has a lot of "want" is supposed to be a better prospect in the macho, "I won't take no for an answer, I'm making it to the big leagues no matter what" sort of way.

 

They use it as a tool, so they'll say things like "Man, that guy has 80 want."

 

So saying Jason Parks is "full of want" is saying that he works really hard at being the best prospects writer he can be, digging up sources and learning about the game.

Winner

[Guest]

Thanks Kyle.

 

I love how people will attach numbers to things in an attempt to legitimize an opinion. Is want going to be the sixth tool?

[Guest]

On the Baseball Prospectus prospects podcast, "want" is a term they coined as a noun to describe a player's work ethic and general dedication to improvement. A player who has a lot of "want" is supposed to be a better prospect in the macho, "I won't take no for an answer, I'm making it to the big leagues no matter what" sort of way.

 

They use it as a tool, so they'll say things like "Man, that guy has 80 want."

 

So saying Jason Parks is "full of want" is saying that he works really hard at being the best prospects writer he can be, digging up sources and learning about the game.

 

I get that, but that's still not what Brett said.

 

He said he's one of the best, not one of the wantiest/grittiest/effortiest

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I get that, but that's still not what Brett said.

 

He said he's one of the best, not one of the wantiest/grittiest/effortiest

 

 

You're overthinking it. Yes, you could literally break down the selection to says that "That is to say" means that he's expanding on his definition of the term, so Brett is defining "want" as meaning Parks is one of the best, etc. But really, he's just heaping some praise on his guest interview and using the cool slang term he's attached to.

[Guest]

Thanks Kyle.

 

I love how people will attach numbers to things in an attempt to legitimize an opinion. Is want going to be the sixth tool?

 

On the podcast they mentioned they're building a petition to send to the Scouting guild to make "Intangibles" the 6th tool. I guess it's pretty serious.

[Guest]

I get that, but that's still not what Brett said.

 

He said he's one of the best, not one of the wantiest/grittiest/effortiest

 

 

You're overthinking it. Yes, you could literally break down the selection to says that "That is to say" means that he's expanding on his definition of the term, so Brett is defining "want" as meaning Parks is one of the best, etc. But really, he's just heaping some praise on his guest interview and using the cool slang term he's attached to.

 

I understand that we are over-analyzing this, but that doesn't change the fact that if we're gonna do that, the right conclusion is that first thing you said.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

This discussion is full of #want.

[sneakypower]

he should have used the more widely-understood term, "have-to"

[wekim81]

This discussion is full of #want.

or #notwant, depending on your viewpoint.

[Warpticon]

#wart imo

[treebird]

this parks guy is good at prospects or whatever but the way he talks leaves me full of want and i kind of think he can shove it

 

hope i did that right

[Guest]

@smokiesbaseball: Congrats to Arismendy Alcantara, Alberto Cabrera, Kyle Hendricks, Rafael Lopez, Matt Szczur & Christian Villanueva named SL All-Stars #Cubs

[ctcf]

So wait, do we want want or don't want want?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I want to go back in time and not read these last 2 pages.

[imb]

The will to want

[Guancous]

This conversation has #rig

[Guest]

Fred (Chicago): Is an Almora promotion coming soon?

 

J.J. Cooper: I got this question when Almora had 45 at-bats and I'm getting it again when he has 135. No. Slow down. There is nothing to be gained by jumping a guy who hasn't yet even gone through the league twice.

 

Tim (Chicago): Do you have an estimate when Javier Baez will be in AA?

 

J.J. Cooper: Wouldn't stun me to see it not happen until the start of the 2014 season, although injuries/promotions could make it happen sooner. He's having a good year in Daytona, but not the kind of year that makes you promote him to get him facing competition that challenges him. He's being challenged in the FSL offensively and defensively.

 

DH (Pittsburgh): Maikel Franco and Javier Baez have very similar numbers in the FSL, at very similar ages. Baez gets more attention, and Franco has moved up, but if they both end up at 3B, do you suppose they could have similar production? Are athleticism and K rate the big differences?

 

J.J. Cooper: Baez is a way better athlete than Franco. Franco has questions about sticking at third. Baez has questions about sticking at shortstop. Those are significantly different questions. If you end up moving from shortstop to third base, you usually end up being a very solid defender at third if you have an arm like Baez. And the offensive expectations go up, but not dramatically. For a player like Franco, if he can't stick at third, his likely only landing spot is first base considering how slow a runner he is. The difference in offensive expectations from third to first is pretty dramatic.

[wekim81]

"When will we see Baez in AA?"

 

-"maybe 2014, but a promotion could make it happen sooner"

 

OK then.

[Illini Iceman]

"When will we see Baez in AA?"

 

-"maybe 2014, but a promotion could make it happen sooner"

 

OK then.

 

I assume he means a promotion of someone at AA to AAA that would then open up an obvious spot for Baez earlier than expected.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

"When will we see Baez in AA?"

 

-"maybe 2014, but a promotion could make it happen sooner"

 

OK then.

 

I assume he means a promotion of someone at AA to AAA that would then open up an obvious spot for Baez earlier than expected.

 

The spot for Baez has already been opened with the selling of Torreyes.

 

And I'm not sure if it's completely nuts just to promote him so he doesn't get half his ABs taken away due to rainouts.

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Kudos to Cooper on that one.

[wekim81]

Kudos to Cooper on that one.

For what? He didn't predict anything. Just talked in circles.

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Sarcasm?