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Post by jodyreidnichols on Nov 1, 2015 14:28:12 GMT -5
He may have just turned 19 (a week ago) but he already has a full season of High A at bats under his belt. His line; 288/329/443 as an 18 YO, that's good but factoring in age those are dam good #'s., I think he's starting next year in Portland. He's on the fast track right now. I'll predict he's a Sept. 2017 call-up and stays up for good. Full season in low A, not High A. It would be a big time surprise if he skipped high A. Thanks for the correction, High A is Salem which somehow had slipped my mind. And yes I'm sure he will start this coming year in Salem and not Portland. 21.2 is the average age of A level players ( www.fangraphs.com/blogs/minor-league-leaderboard-context/ ) shows that he more than held his own against competition approx. 3 years older than him. So while he is on a fast track to Boston, mid to late 2018 will likely be a better prediction and Chavopepe2 original point stands.
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Post by carmenfanzone on Nov 1, 2015 17:36:22 GMT -5
The Mets are in the World Series. They are there primarily because of their young starting pitching. I would be shocked if they traded any of their 4 young starters. I know there offense is weak. But they made it to the World Series with a weak offense. Why mess with what got them there, especially since all 4 are going to have relatively inexpensive salaries for the next few years. If they want to improve their offense, why wouldn't they just sign as couple of mid level free agents and keep their starters? If they do not sign Colon and Cespades they should have the money to be able to do so. I could see Matz being dealt but agree on the big three. They still need a SS and the Cubs have a few. Thanks for agreeing with me, at least in part. A review of the Mets top 30 prospects on the MLB site shows that their number 3 (Hi A), 4 (AA) & 7 (AAA) prospects in their system are shortstops. On the other hand now that Matz is in the Majors and having traded Fulmer to get Cespades, their minor league starting pitching, at least at the higher levels, looks a little thin. So respectfully, I do not see them trading a 21 year old who throws a high 90s fastball and had a good year in the majors ( with an admittedly small sample) for a shortstop when their answer at that position may very well be a year or to away in their own system. I like speculating about trades as much as the next guy, but why speculated about players that their current team have no likelihood of trading. Now Oakland's history suggests they might be willing to trade Gray ( either this year or next). And Miami will probably trade Fernandez in the next year or two - so speculate away on them. But I see no chance that the Mets will trade any of their big 4 for the next few years and so speculating on what it would take seems pointless.
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