alnipper
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Post by alnipper on Jun 3, 2015 10:58:36 GMT -5
He is obviously struggling in Greenville. He has struck out 57 of 150 at bats. I think we should consider moving him down to Lowell where he will be playing against guys his own age.
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steveofbradenton
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Post by steveofbradenton on Jun 3, 2015 14:46:49 GMT -5
He is obviously struggling in Greenville. He has struck out 57 of 150 at bats. I think we should consider moving him down to Lowell where he will be playing against guys his own age. Agreed, but mostly for him to have the opportunity to play everyday at 3rd. He really does have great bat speed, but being in the line-up 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 days is not helping him get his timing down. He struggled some last year in the GCL, but he is a smart kid and a hard worker who made the adjustments so he had a very good 2nd half. He needs at bats....consistent at bats. With Devers in Greenville, he wouldn't get that opportunity. |
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Post by jrffam05 on Jun 3, 2015 14:57:28 GMT -5
Convert him to pitching
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 3, 2015 16:01:06 GMT -5
He is obviously struggling in Greenville. He has struck out 57 of 150 at bats. I think we should consider moving him down to Lowell where he will be playing against guys his own age. The average age in the NYPL is actually only like half a year younger than the SAL for hitters and a third of a year for pitchers, so it's not a big difference. The only reason to demote him to Lowell would be split up the third basemen. The potential negative effects of demoting the kid far outweigh the positives, imo. As we all often say, a prospect struggling isn't necessarily a bad thing. |
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Post by klostrophobic on Jun 3, 2015 23:16:45 GMT -5
Perhaps they should put him on the MLB managerial track at this point; his playing days appear behind him. Either that or just let him adjust in Greenville over the course of the season and see how that goes.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jun 4, 2015 0:13:43 GMT -5
He is obviously struggling in Greenville. He has struck out 57 of 150 at bats. I think we should consider moving him down to Lowell where he will be playing against guys his own age. The average age in the NYPL is actually only like half a year younger than the SAL for hitters and a third of a year for pitchers, so it's not a big difference. The only reason to demote him to Lowell would be split up the third basemen. The potential negative effects of demoting the kid far outweigh the positives, imo. As we all often say, a prospect struggling isn't necessarily a bad thing. Something at least to get him, Devers, Moncada and Longhi consistent AB's. It's impossible as it is for those guys, then Dubon and Guerra added in the lineup all at once. I'm at the point that for the middle IF situation would like to see Dubon sent to Salem and let Rijo platoon with him, or Salem sort that situation out since the organization thinks Dubon is a future utility type and it would free up one of the clogs, same with Tellez, who is older than league average and taking away AB's. |
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Post by moonstone2 on Jun 4, 2015 5:45:42 GMT -5
I am a bit worried about his early struggles. Chavis fell in the draft because of questions about his tools and upside. He was however thought to be very advanced for a high schooler. A guy with that should be ripping until he's challenged in the upper minors.
if he's already overmatched then that's an issue
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