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Outshined_One

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That's a hell of a line for Baez considering the slump he went through. Does't seem to walk much though.

 

Also, as nice as Candelerios line looks he doesn't seem to be taking many walks which was what really made him stand out last season even more so than the slugging.

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That's a hell of a line for Baez considering the slump he went through. Does't seem to walk much though.

 

Also, as nice as Candelerios line looks he doesn't seem to be taking many walks which was what really made him stand out last season even more so than the slugging.

Walk numbers tend to be inflated in the DSL since pitchers have no idea where the pitch is going. Candelerio has good discipline by all accounts, but you can't expect him to repeat DSL walk numbers.

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V, thanks again. The more I read about Wells the more I'm confident in my Jake Westbrook comp for him.

 

Will you be doing these often?

 

I am limited to Fort Wayne games and Peoria is in the other division. This means I only get to see Peoria every other year for one series (There is no home and home with opposite division teams). I do have the advantage of all Fort Wayne games being televised on local cable. I can watch the game in person, then go home and watch parts on replay. This allows me to see the strike zone movement of pitches and slow-mo replays.

 

I have seen many Cubs major leaguers come through their Midwest League affiliate in the last 20 years. The ones who have a chance are fairly easy to recognize. I remember Todd Wellemeyer throwing gas in a game in which he struck out 13 hitters. The catcher's mitt was popping like I hadn't heard a mitt pop. Juan Cruz was effortless in throwing upper 90s. I saw Ryan Dempster struggle to get Low A hitters out in his rehabilitation from Tommy John.

I was not impressed with Corey Patterson's hitting stroke or the Korean 1B (I cannot remember at the moment). He seemed mechanical in his movements and swing. Brian Dopirak hit a HR that sounded like a metal bat hitting a golf ball. The HR was a line drive that was rising as it went over the fence. However, he sold out for HRs on almost every pitch and I knew he probably wouldn't make it (awful fielder too). I was impressed with Kyle Lohse even though I didn't know much about him at the time. The good ones let you know with their actions and athleticism. They are easy to pick out in a short time.

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Most definitely agree that the good ones let you know early in actions and athleticism. Athleticism is the absolute first thing that should be noticed in a prospect. Unfortunately it's a very subjective process and it requires an eye that's seen a ton of it.

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