Eric Patterson worship thread

[Laura]

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but Eric was named the Midwest League Player of the Week for July 18-24.

 

LINK

 

Eric Patterson, Peoria

6 G, 28 AB, 6 R, 13 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .464 AVG, .964 SLG, 0 SB

 

Midwest League hitting leader Eric Patterson raised his average to .347 on the strength of two three-hit games and a 4-for-4 effort in his last game of the week. The Cubs' 2004 eighth-round pick notched the first multi-homer game of his career and a personal-best five RBIs on July 19, when he went 3-for-5 with a three-run and a two-run shot against Cedar Rapids. He hit his team-leading seventh triple in Peoria's next game and then doubled home the Chiefs' only two runs in a 7-2 loss on July 22.

 

Patterson went 3-for-5 with his ninth roundtripper of the season the next night, before capping off the week by going 4-for-4 in a 7-6 loss to the Lugnuts. In addition to leading the league in hitting, Patterson, in his first professional season, is first in on-base percentage (.419), second in slugging percentage (.536), third in stolen bases (29) and fifth in hits (110).

[TruffleShuffle]

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but Eric was named the Midwest League Player of the Week for July 18-24.

 

LINK

 

Eric Patterson, Peoria

6 G, 28 AB, 6 R, 13 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .464 AVG, .964 SLG, 0 SB

 

Midwest League hitting leader Eric Patterson raised his average to .347 on the strength of two three-hit games and a 4-for-4 effort in his last game of the week. The Cubs' 2004 eighth-round pick notched the first multi-homer game of his career and a personal-best five RBIs on July 19, when he went 3-for-5 with a three-run and a two-run shot against Cedar Rapids. He hit his team-leading seventh triple in Peoria's next game and then doubled home the Chiefs' only two runs in a 7-2 loss on July 22.

 

Patterson went 3-for-5 with his ninth roundtripper of the season the next night, before capping off the week by going 4-for-4 in a 7-6 loss to the Lugnuts. In addition to leading the league in hitting, Patterson, in his first professional season, is first in on-base percentage (.419), second in slugging percentage (.536), third in stolen bases (29) and fifth in hits (110).

 

Thanks! I didn't realize that he had won the award... hopefully this is a precursor to him winning MWL MVP at the end of the year!

cubweiser03"]BTW who is this hottest woman on the planet? Is she even a women yet, she looks younger than 18. Also this chic needs to lay of the lip gloss, shes got it all over her face.

 

Clearly you are either blind, insane or have extremely poor taste in women... regardless, I pity you and will not berate you further. :P

[Iceblink]

ESPN showed Nomar's single in Peoria. It was damn cool seeing EPatt sliding home on prime-time SportsCenter.

[Laura]

The Peoria Journal-Star[/url]"]

Patterson, the Midwest League's leading hitter found new competition Monday when Cedar Rapids catcher Micahel Collins became eligible in the league standings. Collins started Monday one point (.335) behind Patterson (.336) for the Midwest League's batting average lead. Patterson finished 0-4 with a walk and two strikeouts, but Collins' 0-4 night actually increased Patterson's lead (.332 to .330).

[CubbieGirl22]

lol, this is my new favorite thread!

 

I checked and Eric is still in first place with .333 and the second place player is hitting .325.

[TruffleShuffle]

Big Bump for Eric winning the NSBB Minor League Player of the Year award! He may have gotten hosed out of the MWL POY award, but he was clearly deserving of the NSBB MLPOY award - a far more presigious honor. Hopefully he will remember us fans who supported him from the beginning when he becomes the best player in major league history.

[TruffleShuffle]

bump :lol:

[KaiserCesar]

Could we see this guy in the majors in 07? IMO he's a better leadoff candidate for the future than Pie.

[Chris]

This is a guy that's easy to cheer for. He's a great guy on and off the field.

[Outshined_One]

Could we see this guy in the majors in 07? IMO he's a better leadoff candidate for the future than Pie.

 

Considering Pie's bat is better suited for the middle of the order, this is true.

 

And he could well get called up in 2007.

[CubsWin]

Could we see this guy in the majors in 07? IMO he's a better leadoff candidate for the future than Pie.

 

Considering Pie's bat is better suited for the middle of the order, this is true.

 

And he could well get called up in 2007.

It still very early, but EPatt is doing everything he can to show that his '05 performance at the Low-A level was no fluke. Through 9 games, he is hitting .333 and has walked 4 times in roughly 40 plate appearances while already collecting a double, 3 triples and a home run to go with 5 stolen bases.

 

The Cubs are a long way from this reality, but if EPatt can lead off or hit second effectively at the major league level and Pie continues to profile as a middle of the order type guy, 3 of the Cubs 8 everyday starters could have come from their minor league organization by 2007. Murton was acquired via trade but did spend a full season in the Cubs system before coming up so if you include him that would make it exactly half of the Cubs positional starters. In any case, the Cubs got him by trading away products of their farm system. Factor in that Pierre, Lee and Ramirez were acquired in exchange for Cubs prospects and that Damian Miller, who was traded for Barrett, was acquired for Cubs minor leaguers as well and who can say that the Cubs farm system hasn't provided the Cubs with some talented everyday starters and hitters?

 

Of course, that hasn't happened...yet. 8)

[CubsWin]

Continuing to dream...

 

If Patterson can continue to get on base at a high percentage, he would easily replace Juan Pierre as the Cubs lead-off hitter which would allow Pie to play CF and maximize his hitting ability. All that would be left for Hendry to acquire would be that elusive power-hitting RFer.

 

Cedeno and Murton can still fail, but so far so good. Barrett seems to be coming into his own. Lee and Ramirez are mainstays. If Patterson can lead off and Pie can mash at the major league level like he has in the minors, the Cubs may have something.

 

Ah, the ruminations of mid-April on a Cubs message board. :wink:

[Transmogrified Tiger]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

[Geech]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

 

PECOTA actually projected him as a more valuable second baseman this year than either Todd Walker or Jerry Hairston.

[CubsWin]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

 

PECOTA actually projected him as a more valuable second baseman this year than either Todd Walker or Jerry Hairston.

PECOTA's credibility is falling if that is the case.

[TruffleShuffle]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

 

PECOTA actually projected him as a more valuable second baseman this year than either Todd Walker or Jerry Hairston.

PECOTA's credibility is falling if that is the case.

 

No kidding... I'm probably E-Patt's biggest fan on this board, but Todd Walker is one of the top 10 offensive second basemen in baseball... I'd guess probably pushing top 5, without doing any hard research. I wouldn't buy that E-Patt would be anywhere near as productive as Walker at the major league level this year.

[Geech]

To clarify something that I think you guys are missing, I'm using his projected WARP, not just his projected offensive stats. His Davenport translations peg him as a good defensive second-baseman compared to Walker's below average play, which makes up for the offensive difference.

 

That being said, whether or not E-Pat would actually out produce Walker is not exactly relevant. What I like is that he has that potential, and that he's relatively close to the big leagues to boot.

[Warpticon]

What will it take for Patterson to jump to AAA this year? He held his own at WT in the playoffs last year, and assuming he continues to dominate AA ball, couldn't he be promoted fairly quickly, maybe by midseason? .308/.378/.564/.942 and 6 of 7 stealing is not too shabby.

[CubsWin]

What will it take for Patterson to jump to AAA this year? He held his own at WT in the playoffs last year, and assuming he continues to dominate AA ball, couldn't he be promoted fairly quickly, maybe by midseason? .308/.378/.564/.942 and 6 of 7 stealing is not too shabby.

Its possible he could be promoted by mid-season if he keeps putting up numbers like those.

 

I think, normally, the Cubs wouldn't rush him, they seem to have become much more patient lately, but there are several factors at play. One, the Cubs need to answer the question who will bat lead-off in '07. They need to know whether to extend Pierre's contract or not. In that sense, how Pie performs this season could have something to say about EPatt's schedule of promotion. If Pie is showing that he can effectively lead-off, then EPatt may stay at AA all season and be allowed to battle for a spot on the 25-man roster next spring. If Pie shows that he is better suited for the middle of the order, then he may be moved out of the lead-off spot in Iowa and EPatt may get promoted given he continues to perform as he has in the first 10 games of this season.

 

Also, the performances of Pierre and Jones may have an impact on whether EPatt is aggressively promoted. If Pierre doesn't get on base more than 35% of the time, and Pie isn't either, EPatt becomes the lead-off hitter of the future and the Cubs may want to see how he does against AAA pitching this season. If Pierre is getting on base, but Jones isn't doing well and Pie is hitting more like a RFer than a lead-off guy, then the Cubs may not be able to let Pierre walk and their need to rush EPatt to be ready for '07 becomes less urgent.

 

If Walker can live with the way playing time is handed out this season, he will likely want to return to the Cubs in '07 which would buy time for the Cubs to develop EPatt at the normal pace.

 

But, finally, Eric's promotion is up to him. If he is blowing away AA pitching, I think he will get up to AAA sometime before the end of the season. But that means blowing it away. He would have to have an OBP over .400 with good power numbers a lot like he put up in Peoria last season. Also, if his defense is sound and his range is good, that will have a lot to say about his chances to reach the majors by '07.

 

Its still real early and this is all just speculation, so lets hope that Pierre, Walker and Jones have very good years, and Pie gets a full season at AAA and learns how to draw a walk and hit his pitch a little better. That way the chips can fall where they may with EPatt. After all, he is a Patterson. Rushing him might not be the best way to go. :wink:

[Joe_Cub]

Looks like he hit a speed bump in the last 10 days, he's now at .278 /.333/ .456 /.789 (10/13 SBs). Anyone know what's going on?

 

I saw him play a lot in Peoria and he's a good guy. He should bounce back soon.

[TruffleShuffle]

bump for 2007!

[Flames24Rulz]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

 

PECOTA actually projected him as a more valuable second baseman this year than either Todd Walker or Jerry Hairston.

PECOTA's credibility is falling if that is the case.

 

Looks like PECOTA could be right on the money.

[CubColtPacer]

E-Patt's start is really getting me excited. It's nice to see a highly regarded pick perform to capabilities after the injuries and disappointments of Dopirak and Harvey thus far.

 

PECOTA actually projected him as a more valuable second baseman this year than either Todd Walker or Jerry Hairston.

PECOTA's credibility is falling if that is the case.

 

Looks like PECOTA could be right on the money.

 

That post was made last year. Patterson had a worse OPS in AA than Walker had in the majors-I think it's safe to say that PECOTA was well off on that prediction last year, even with Patterson's hot 61 at-bats at AAA at the end of the year.

[imb]

PECOTA absolutely loves Patterson for some weird reason.

[TruffleShuffle]

he's rakin' baby... OPS over 1.100 in May