im pretty sure you havent always had that viewpoint
as for 40/40 potential someday? he already possesses that "potential" but the 40 knocks will be hard to come by.
hanley will not win the mvp no matter what. even if he somehow gets to 30/50, which he probably will not, the fact that he plays for the marlins eliminates him.
Before the season began I thought Hanley would be one of the hardest to fall. I was wrong and given that he is only getting better, I have to give credit when it is due.
Hanley's current season blows away anything Reyes ever did. Hanley is younger and he is already a much more disciplined hitter with power which I think he will always maintain over Reyes. Reyes is a very good player in a big market city. He's exciting and more flashy but Hanley is the better player.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Imagine if he was still a Red Sox... Beckett is doing great, and Lowell has been pretty solid as well, but I think they would benifit more from having Hanley.
im pretty sure you havent always had that viewpoint
as for 40/40 potential someday? he already possesses that "potential" but the 40 knocks will be hard to come by.
hanley will not win the mvp no matter what. even if he somehow gets to 30/50, which he probably will not, the fact that he plays for the marlins eliminates him.
Before the season began I thought Hanley would be one of the hardest to fall. I was wrong and given that he is only getting better, I have to give credit when it is due.
Hanley's current season blows away anything Reyes ever did. Hanley is younger and he is already a much more disciplined hitter with power which I think he will always maintain over Reyes. Reyes is a very good player in a big market city. He's exciting and more flashy but Hanley is the better player.
Have you seen Hanley play in the field compared to Reyes?
Yoda wrote:and he is already a much more disciplined hitter with power which I think he will always maintain over Reyes.
While H-Ram is an incredible hitter, and I think he should considered for the MVP award, him and Reyes arent that far apart. In fact Reyes is the more patient hitter:
And while Ramirez has stepped it up in the power department this season, H-Ram had a 37.2 AB/HR ratio, while Reyes had a AB/HR ratio of 34.0. Not the biggest gap in the world but Reyes still out performed him. Yes Reyes had seen more major league pitching than he did at the time. I dont factor in age considering Reyes is older by 6 months.
The fact that H-Ram is putting up bigger power #'s this season doesnt mean he continues to build on his power stroke. I personally believe he will, but it's not a given. And people forget how young Reyes still his, he still has time to fill out. It wouldnt shock me if he turned into a 20-25 HR per season guy in the near future.
Bottom line is both these guys are fantastic young SS's, and it's going to be fun seeing who winds up with better career #'s.
Yoda wrote:and he is already a much more disciplined hitter with power which I think he will always maintain over Reyes.
While H-Ram is an incredible hitter, and I think he should considered for the MVP award, him and Reyes arent that far apart. In fact Reyes is the more patient hitter:
And while Ramirez has stepped it up in the power department this season, H-Ram had a 37.2 AB/HR ratio, while Reyes had a AB/HR ratio of 34.0. Not the biggest gap in the world but Reyes still out performed him. Yes Reyes had seen more major league pitching than he did at the time. I dont factor in age considering Reyes is older by 6 months.
The fact that H-Ram is putting up bigger power #'s this season doesnt mean he continues to build on his power stroke. I personally believe he will, but it's not a given. And people forget how young Reyes still his, he still has time to fill out. It wouldnt shock me if he turned into a 20-25 HR per season guy in the near future.
Bottom line is both these guys are fantastic young SS's, and it's going to be fun seeing who winds up with better career #'s.
Based on MLB experience/service time it is not even close right now. Hanley is blowing away Reyes in pretty much everything.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Yoda wrote:and he is already a much more disciplined hitter with power which I think he will always maintain over Reyes.
While H-Ram is an incredible hitter, and I think he should considered for the MVP award, him and Reyes arent that far apart. In fact Reyes is the more patient hitter:
And while Ramirez has stepped it up in the power department this season, H-Ram had a 37.2 AB/HR ratio, while Reyes had a AB/HR ratio of 34.0. Not the biggest gap in the world but Reyes still out performed him. Yes Reyes had seen more major league pitching than he did at the time. I dont factor in age considering Reyes is older by 6 months.
The fact that H-Ram is putting up bigger power #'s this season doesnt mean he continues to build on his power stroke. I personally believe he will, but it's not a given. And people forget how young Reyes still his, he still has time to fill out. It wouldnt shock me if he turned into a 20-25 HR per season guy in the near future.
Bottom line is both these guys are fantastic young SS's, and it's going to be fun seeing who winds up with better career #'s.
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by Yoda » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:38 am 
