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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 13, 2019 10:51:10 GMT -5
A dromedary would have been a better choice for that.
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Post by sittingstill on Aug 13, 2019 11:24:57 GMT -5
They were in fact examples of Camelus dromedarius, the dromedary or Arabian camel, and I would be delighted if Lowell brought them back.  |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 13, 2019 21:13:42 GMT -5
You left out one more plus... Shouldn't that be "Plus, you left out one more plus..." ? Still though, less pluses than Westmoreland but likely the most exciting prospect at Lowell since. Benintendi in 2015 and maybe Dalbec in 2016 given how he destroyed the league also belong in the conversation, but otherwise, yeah, probably. Definitely most exciting non-college guy. |
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Aug 13, 2019 21:33:40 GMT -5
I think you must be confusing him with someone else? Your description of him on defense is far too generous. He's extremely raw defensively right now. Might eventually be a 55 or maybe better defender but his reads need a lot of work. This, of course, is fine given his age, but he's not a plus defender and doesn't have a 70 arm. OTOH, I think you're light on his speed, which is elite. According to Jason Pennini of prospects live, Jimenez flashed a plus plus arm “80 runner with some bat to ball skills but an overall unrefined game. It starts with the speed for Jimenez, who registered blazing run times as low as 3.86 from the left side. There is some step in the bucket with his lefty swing which helps him get down the line faster. Jimenez gets low and shrinks the zone in his base stance. It is a fairly wide base, and he keeps his hands back. The swing is very short to the ball but also inside-out and slappy with little intent to hit for power; Jimenez seems content with slapping low line drives the other way and does not use his lower half much. I have yet to see him pull it with authority. Jimenez has a bigger load when hitting righty lifting his front leg more; it looks more capable of producing power, but it is still only 30 raw. The bat to ball skills were pretty good and Jimenez has a decent feel for the zone. Jimenez is still learning to use his speed as a base runner: he had poor reads on both pitcher pickoffs and a stolen base attempts, getting gunned on a 2.24 pop. Last year he only stole 16/30 in the DSL, a league with pitcher/catcher batteries that should inflate SB totals. Defensively his speed plays big in CF, excellent rage. The routes were not the most direct, but they weren’t terrible. Jimenez also flashed a double-plus arm, throwing an absolute laser to third base in Friday night’s contest. That’ll play! Overall, we are looking at a potential everyday player. His pitcher reads should improve with more reps and coaching. How Jimenez development as a hitter will determine whether he is a role player or plays every day; he needs to show he can pull the ball with authority to succeed at higher levels.” Read more: forum.soxprospects.com/thread/5117/great-gilberto-jimenez#ixzz5wQsD4igtAs pointed out, excellent range =/= plus defense. He has good range but is still learning to make reads. I have, in fact, seen him make the terrible reads that Jason didn't see in his look, such as running in on a ball that then went over his head, etc. In fact, nothing in that writeup contradicts what we have here: "Plus range and speed make up for lack of instincts. Jumps need work and needs to improve tracking the ball. " I'm asking around on his arm because that'd be news to me. Pennini, who I'm admittedly not super familiar with, does say "flashed" a 70 arm, which means on that one throw apparently. (And as pointed out, Duran has played outfield for even less time than Jimenez and I'm not sure what your point was with that anyway.) |
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Aug 13, 2019 21:35:22 GMT -5
Shouldn't that be "Plus, you left out one more plus..." ? Still though, less pluses than Westmoreland but likely the most exciting prospect at Lowell since. Benintendi in 2015 and maybe Dalbec in 2016 given how he destroyed the league also belong in the conversation, but otherwise, yeah, probably. Definitely most exciting non-college guy. It was mostly intended to be a tools comment. In that light, no-one close. That said, Westmoreland was pretty clearly a five tools guy. As Callis (I think) put it, Westmoreland's ceiling is what Grady Sizemore should have become. |
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