Merlin401 wrote:I don't like looking at 2009 btw. Maybe it will be a great year for their projections but those guys still very well may bust. Travis Snider you're counting as a success? Rasmus? Who the hell knows... We'll see.
I was considering every one but Snider to be a success, I consider a prospect to be a success if a team can get a him through every level and develop him into an mlb talent. Rasmus is clearly that type of player.
Merlin401 wrote:I don't like looking at 2009 btw. Maybe it will be a great year for their projections but those guys still very well may bust. Travis Snider you're counting as a success? Rasmus? Who the hell knows... We'll see.
I was considering every one but Snider to be a success, I consider a prospect to be a success if a team can get a him through every level and develop him into an mlb talent. Rasmus is clearly that type of player.
Merlin401 wrote:I don't like looking at 2009 btw. Maybe it will be a great year for their projections but those guys still very well may bust. Travis Snider you're counting as a success? Rasmus? Who the hell knows... We'll see.
I was considering every one but Snider to be a success, I consider a prospect to be a success if a team can get a him through every level and develop him into an mlb talent. Rasmus is clearly that type of player.
By that definition Rick Ankiel was a success.
in some ways yes and in some ways no, the Cardinals got a very good rookie year out of Ankiel and it was too bad the guy couldn't find any consistent control. He also had an alright season as an outfielder for them which nobody saw coming.
By my standards role players and journeymen are a success because those guys still contribute (i.e I consider Eric Hinske to be a success).
MasterX1918 wrote:I was considering every one but Snider to be a success, I consider a prospect to be a success if a team can get a him through every level and develop him into an mlb talent. Rasmus is clearly that type of player.
By that definition Rick Ankiel was a success.
in some ways yes and in some ways no, the Cardinals got a very good rookie year out of Ankiel and it was too bad the guy couldn't find any consistent control. He also had an alright season as an outfielder for them which nobody saw coming.
By my standards role players and journeymen are a success because those guys still contribute (i.e I consider Eric Hinske to be a success).
I think forum rules state you need to add "former Blue Jay" before Hinske's name.
MasterX1918 wrote:why would they use Edwin Jackson as an example of a failed pitching prospect? He's no ace but Jackson has developed into a very serviceable #3 started who has helped his teams reach the world series twice. I wouldn't call that a bust. There has to be better examples out there, Homer Bailey? Andrew Miller?
Edwin jackson is still a pretty good example. You would have been drafting him for 3-4 yrs before he turned in a halfway decent season. Other prospects completely bust and never amount to anything but it's extremely common for pitchers to struggle for several years.
I also disagree with Ender. there are plenty of prospects with great MiLB stats and scouting reports that fail or take much longer than expected to develop. Matusz is one example. In fact you could make an argument for the entire Orioles expected rotation.
Guys like Matusz and Petit never had elite pure stuff. The "Prospect" terms gets thrown around loosely as well, IMO. In a case like Hochevar, the high prospect status is more or less given to him based on his projectability to the MLB level rather than his upside ability. E-Jax still has elite pure stuff and has turned into a reliable starter. His upside may not have been reached 100%, but I would hardly refer to him as a bust. He is still rather valuable.
Also, in the case of the O's 'should-be' staff, isn't that more of a failure on the O's organization rather than the players themselves?
I don't think we have given Matusz enough time to start labeling him a bust. He has pitched a 1 1/2 years in the majors and about half of it was pretty darn good and the other half was about as bad as you can get. There are other factors that could come into play (injury being the main one) and at least give the guy another year if not two before comparing him to other busted prospects.
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I don't like looking at 2009 btw. Maybe it will be a great year for their projections but those guys still very well may bust. Travis Snider you're counting as a success? Rasmus? Who the hell knows... We'll see.
I think I've owned every player on that 2009 list at some point already! Not bad for it only being 2012. They were all playing full time in the majors and somewhat relevant at some point within 3 years of the list. As someone who owned Travis Snider I didn't consider the draft pick a success, I don't know if you call him a success as a prospect though!
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because they pitch in seattle you have to look at hultzen paxton or walker. With pineda gone one of them will get a roster spot. I think it will be hultzen and you need to target him!
I don't like looking at 2009 btw. Maybe it will be a great year for their projections but those guys still very well may bust. Travis Snider you're counting as a success? Rasmus? Who the hell knows... We'll see.
I think I've owned every player on that 2009 list at some point already! Not bad for it only being 2012. They were all playing full time in the majors and somewhat relevant at some point within 3 years of the draft. As someone who owned Travis Snider I didn't consider the draft pick a success, I don't know if you call him a success as a prospect though!
FWIW I wasn't considering Snider a success, he's a flop as far as i'm concerned. There's definitely been moments where he's looked like a big league hitter though, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he bounced back.
Holein1 wrote:because they pitch in seattle you have to look at hultzen paxton or walker. With pineda gone one of them will get a roster spot. I think it will be hultzen and you need to target him!
Not necessarily:
1 RHP Felix Hernandez 2 LHP Jason Vargas 3 RHP Kevin Millwood 4 RHP Hisashi Iwakuma 5 RHP Hector Noesi ?
I think you proved his point, half of that rotation is utterly replaceable. It wouldn't shock me if Paxton replaced one of those guys by summer time. Hulzten and Walker need more time though, Walker hasn't pitched above A ball and Hutlzen hasn't pitched in the minors at all.
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by MasterX1918 » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:23 pm 
