ST - 3/5 Diamondbacks (Haren) @ Cubs (Z!) 2:05 CST

[Guest]

Colvin is going to have hit out of his mind to actually be a starter. I'm not rooting against the guy, but the odds of him being an MLB starting OFer with his inability to take a walk aren't very promising. It's more likely that if Colvin is starting in the OF for the Cubs on a regular basis then the Cubs are in a bad, bad way. I'd be very surprised if he has a ceiling beyond 4th OFer (which still could be very useful).

Saying that Colvin has an inability to draw a walk is a bit misleading, though. He has periodically shown patience in the minors. He's just never shown patience and hit well at the same time.

 

Hey, if you can't do it and hit you're still basically screwed.

yeah, but at least the possibility seems to be there, unlike, say, Vitters.

[Sammy Sofa]

True. Like I said, in no way am I rooting against Colvin and if he did break out as a starting OFer it would be fantastic...I would just be very surprised if he did.

[CubColtPacer]

True. Like I said, in no way am I rooting against Colvin and if he did break out as a starting OFer it would be fantastic...I would just be very surprised if he did.

 

It still depends on if he can continue to handle CF now that he has bulked up. He probably can be a player that can do something like .285/.320/.480. As a decent CF he can be just fine as a starter. He would never be anything special but not a weakness either. It is basically the Jacque Jones career path and if Colvin moves to a corner like Jones he will struggle a bit (his good years would be just fine for a corner but he would have some down power years that would be a disappointment).

[KaiserCesar]

True. Like I said, in no way am I rooting against Colvin and if he did break out as a starting OFer it would be fantastic...I would just be very surprised if he did.

 

It still depends on if he can continue to handle CF now that he has bulked up. He probably can be a player that can do something like .285/.320/.480. As a decent CF he can be just fine as a starter. He would never be anything special but not a weakness either. It is basically the Jacque Jones career path and if Colvin moves to a corner like Jones he will struggle a bit (his good years would be just fine for a corner but he would have some down power years that would be a disappointment).

 

Yeah, at this point, Jacque Jones is a pretty good comparison to Colvin's upside. Of course, a lot of time is still left in Colvin's career, but he could definitely peak as an average starting outfielder for a few years.