tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post7955042512092233168..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: 2011 Giants Prospects Ranked by MLB Bonus Babyobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-16951795940120145442011-03-02T12:28:48.929-08:002011-03-02T12:28:48.929-08:00Great breakdown, I'll be sure to link it.
Al...Great breakdown, I'll be sure to link it. <br /><br />Also, OT but, I think tinyurl offers a preview service where you can preview a link before clicking through to it. I had the same problem though....a stupid virus software from some random URL destroyed my desktop, and now I must buy a new computer....GrrrJulian Levinehttp://www.splashingpumpkins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-87247270484519756542011-03-02T09:42:33.416-08:002011-03-02T09:42:33.416-08:00Yeah, it would be better if we had a better idea o...Yeah, it would be better if we had a better idea of the methodology, Roger. Still, the ranking didn't look bad, so it is interesting.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing out those differences between Wheeler and King Felix. I was not trying to suggest that they will be equal in performance, so I appreciate you pointing this out. I was only trying to point out that Wheeler is a high strikeout guy and high groundball guy like Felix. Those type of pitchers are the holy grail of pitcher development.<br /><br />Yeah, I wish minorleaguesplits would have just left what was there instead of releasing the data and leaving us to our own devices.<br /><br />But yes, huge differences in performance and age, I was only focusing on the strikeouts and groundballs. <br /><br />Still, that's like comparing with someone who is the best, you can still be pretty good and not measure up to the idea/perfect. <br /><br />I am pretty excited over Wheeler, the Giants have worked with high walk guys before (Cain, Lincecum, Sanchez) and helped them get better over time. <br /><br />What they can't help is when the guy gets injured regularly (Ainsworth, Schierholtz, Liriano), so hopefully Wheeler's fingernail issue in 2010 is not a sign of future injury issues.<br /><br />So 2011 will be pivotal for finding out what he is capable of, he should start out in San Jose and they might jump him to Richmond if he is dominating there, then AAA in 2012.<br /><br />But I would add that the Giants were not afraid of jumping guys they think they can work with, Sanchez was pretty much jumped from Augusta to the majors, if Wheeler is dealing in San Jose and the Giants need a new starter for any reason, I would think that he would be considered (though not necessarily brought up).obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-68821138376266068622011-03-02T06:47:21.785-08:002011-03-02T06:47:21.785-08:00Interesting stuff. Thanks Martin. I wish I could ...Interesting stuff. Thanks Martin. I wish I could grasp some of the methodology behind these numbers better. Particularly that Total number. I didn't understand that at all.<br /><br />One caution on comping Wheeler to Hernandez: at Wheeler's age King Felix had already started 43 major league games. He pitched at the low A level (where Wheeler was last year) at 17 and while he didn't have many more innings (69 total), he was more impressive across the board than Wheeler, with a 2.22 ERA, 11.9 K/9 and 3.37 K/bb. Both Wheeler and Hernandez showed strong stikeout stuff matched with high groundball tendencies (though even there I believe Felix was stronger, but with minorleaguesplits gone I can't find those numbers), but the walk rate was a huge separator, and of course, the three years age difference.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-52694771757923400722011-02-27T00:28:19.715-08:002011-02-27T00:28:19.715-08:00Oops, sorry Frank, thought you were referring to m...Oops, sorry Frank, thought you were referring to my article. Thanks for pointing out what the comment was about.<br /><br />I saw that article about how it changes over time. That happens every year which is a good point about how things can change over time, depending on how talent develops.<br /><br />That makes my point even stronger, not meh, that no one list is the see all and tell all, even BA's, and thus it is worthwhile to look at various other lists in order to see who might be interesting in the system that you might not have thought of before.<br /><br />For example, BA did not think much of Sandoval at all, but some list turned me on to him, don't recall who, and when I examined his stats, I was sold that he was ready for a breakout, and made sure that I drafted him in a keeper fantasy league. I drafted him like he was a top prospect and as we all know, he did great in 2008 and 2009.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-77131353152133617422011-02-26T18:39:20.804-08:002011-02-26T18:39:20.804-08:00The link is to an article comparing the BA top 100...The link is to an article comparing the BA top 100 from 10 years ago to how they fared and how the list would be if re-written today (same cast) etc.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775078235638123776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-42263586604920164162011-02-25T23:32:17.405-08:002011-02-25T23:32:17.405-08:00Meh, no thanks.
My son just did something like th...Meh, no thanks.<br /><br />My son just did something like that - click on a site that he couldn't see what the URL was - and the virus was an anti-virus software that took over my home computer and shut down my old virus software. It is not even listed under programs to delete. Now I have to figure out how to get it fixed because we can't afford to bring it in.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-86680856722509204582011-02-25T15:23:19.959-08:002011-02-25T15:23:19.959-08:00Meh
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