Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-27-14

[JonJayCutler]

If I could have 2000 Troy Glaus, sure. But for the majority of his career he was a .250/.350/.500 type of guy. Am I crazy for wanting more than that?

 

I want the perennial .310/.380/.550 guy.

 

In other words, Ryan Braun without the PEDs.

[Guest]

If I could have 2000 Troy Glaus, sure. But for the majority of his career he was a .250/.350/.500 type of guy. Am I crazy for wanting more than that?

 

I want the perennial .310/.380/.550 guy.

 

In other words, Ryan Braun without the PEDs.

 

Bryant isn't going go hit .310 on a yearly basis.

 

I'd be pleasantly surprised if he ever even hit .300 in a season.

 

As an aside, your expectations are more in line with like 10 years ago. Baseball isn't like that anymore.

[Guest]

Yeah, 22 qualified hitters had an .850 OPS last year, and from a quick count at least a third of them are 1B/DH, so Bryant being an .850 OPS 3B/OF is a pretty great outcome.

[JonJayCutler]

Huh, I guess that's what I get for mostly being disinterested in baseball since 2008.

[JonJayCutler]

I still don't see Bryant becoming a career .250 hitter though, like was mentioned already.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

It's pretty easy to imagine a guy striking out 28 percent of the time in AA being a .250 hitter. Unless you want to bet on him always having a .435 BABIP.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's pretty easy to imagine a guy striking out 28 percent of the time in AA being a .250 hitter. Unless you want to bet on him always having a .435 BABIP.

 

Not when you realize he's striking out on purpose every once in a while just to keep pitchers thinking they can challenge him.

[Guest]

It's pretty easy to imagine a guy striking out 28 percent of the time in AA being a .250 hitter. Unless you want to bet on him always having a .435 BABIP.

 

Home runs count towards batting average too. At his current BB, K, and HR rates, even a .275 BABIP makes him a .280 hitter. Those rates may not stay constant, but as someone who's hit .335 as a pro his BABIP may not plummet below league average either.

 

EDIT: For an example, if his K rate jumps to 30%, BB rate drops to 10%, and HR rate drops to 30 per 600 PA, he still needs only a .310 BABIP to hit .280.

[Guest]

I'd be pleased if he averages .250 at the Major League level.

 

That's not to say that I think it's an optimistic outcome. It just means I'd be satisfied and am concerned that he may not be able to.

[muntjack]

He has the highest wOBA (.515) of any player at any level of baseball (min 100 PA). Higher than Tulo, Puig, Gallo, Peterson, etc.

[sneakypower]

not like it matters, but i see Gallo at .501 and Bryant in 2nd with .495

http://www.fangraphs.com/minorleaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=100&type=1&season=2014&team=0&players=0

[muntjack]

I was using minorleaguecentral who I believe includes PF in their equation. I could be wrong.