IF he wins the job out of Spring Training, I think he would fall right below the Moustakas/Machado/Middlebrooks tier. Although maybe a good argument that he belongs in the tier with those 3, but at best should be drafted right after those 3.
In terms of upside, hard to tell. The scouting report on him is that he has a beautiful swing but he has only shown modest power for a corner man in the minors. Although we've seen moderate power hitters in the minors get helped out by the move to Coors Field. Pretty hard to predict what he will produce in his rookie year, but long term I believe his ceiling is Ryan Zimmerman or Aramis Ramirez (annual average of 25/90 .285).
Montana168 wrote:IF he wins the job out of Spring Training, I think he would fall right below the Moustakas/Machado/Middlebrooks tier. Although maybe a good argument that he belongs in the tier with those 3, but at best should be drafted right after those 3.
In terms of upside, hard to tell. The scouting report on him is that he has a beautiful swing but he has only shown modest power for a corner man in the minors. Although we've seen moderate power hitters in the minors get helped out by the move to Coors Field. Pretty hard to predict what he will produce in his rookie year, but long term I believe his ceiling is Ryan Zimmerman or Aramis Ramirez (annual average of 25/90 .285).
I that is fairly generous. I'd probably put him the top 20 3Bs. I've personally always thought his bat was a little slow through the zone which I think will make it hard for him to catch up to legit MLB fastballs. I'd probably put him in the same class as Lonnie Chisenhall or Kevin Youkilis this season. I would be that surprised to see Trevor Story push him at 3B during some point as well.
I've never bought into the hype when it comes to him being fantasy relevant. I just don't see the power. Unless the Rockies can put him in the middle of a high scoring lineup I don't see how he is ever really rosterable in a 12 team league. 20 HR power TOPs for a 3B in an otherwise weak lineup isn't a guy I'm even considering, especially until he has shown he can even do that. If I'm gonna gamble on a player it is gonna be on someone with a higher upside than what he has.
I'm having trouble with the IF part of winning the 3B job out of spring training. Unless he's something out of this world (and even then), I just don't think he'll start that soon.
If he makes the bigs this season, I'd guess it'b more along the lines of a June call up, and even then there might be a learning curve similar to what he has in AA (though he he figured things out and really raked). In short, I don't think the Rockies will force the issue with him
For that reason, I couldn't place him with Moustakas/Machado/Middlebrooks. Definitely lower, but I'm betting on a later arrival and a learning curve.
Montana168 wrote:IF he wins the job out of Spring Training, I think he would fall right below the Moustakas/Machado/Middlebrooks tier. Although maybe a good argument that he belongs in the tier with those 3, but at best should be drafted right after those 3.
In terms of upside, hard to tell. The scouting report on him is that he has a beautiful swing but he has only shown modest power for a corner man in the minors. Although we've seen moderate power hitters in the minors get helped out by the move to Coors Field. Pretty hard to predict what he will produce in his rookie year, but long term I believe his ceiling is Ryan Zimmerman or Aramis Ramirez (annual average of 25/90 .285).
I that is fairly generous. I'd probably put him the top 20 3Bs. I've personally always thought his bat was a little slow through the zone which I think will make it hard for him to catch up to legit MLB fastballs. I'd probably put him in the same class as Lonnie Chisenhall or Kevin Youkilis this season. I would be that surprised to see Trevor Story push him at 3B during some point as well.
Wouldn't that make him strikeout more then he hardly does? Most reports i have read was the bat speed was legit which allows him to fight off balls in and allows him to maintain a low strikeout rate... this kid hardly K's... im not really buying the slow argument, i think his main focus should be on putting more spin and loft on the ball with an adjustment to his swing. He has below average power right now for a corner IF but that can be remedied with practice (i hope for his sake)
Montana168 wrote:IF he wins the job out of Spring Training, I think he would fall right below the Moustakas/Machado/Middlebrooks tier. Although maybe a good argument that he belongs in the tier with those 3, but at best should be drafted right after those 3.
In terms of upside, hard to tell. The scouting report on him is that he has a beautiful swing but he has only shown modest power for a corner man in the minors. Although we've seen moderate power hitters in the minors get helped out by the move to Coors Field. Pretty hard to predict what he will produce in his rookie year, but long term I believe his ceiling is Ryan Zimmerman or Aramis Ramirez (annual average of 25/90 .285).
I that is fairly generous. I'd probably put him the top 20 3Bs. I've personally always thought his bat was a little slow through the zone which I think will make it hard for him to catch up to legit MLB fastballs. I'd probably put him in the same class as Lonnie Chisenhall or Kevin Youkilis this season. I would be that surprised to see Trevor Story push him at 3B during some point as well.
Wouldn't that make him strikeout more then he hardly does? Most reports i have read was the bat speed was legit which allows him to fight off balls in and allows him to maintain a low strikeout rate... this kid hardly K's... im not really buying the slow argument, i think his main focus should be on putting more spin and loft on the ball with an adjustment to his swing. He has below average power right now for a corner IF but that can be remedied with practice (i hope for his sake)
It depends on the approach. If you cheats due to lack of bat speed you can still make contact and avoid strikeouts but it saps potential power and handicaps a true swing. I mean you can put a ball in play on 90+ mph heater by cheating the barrel of the bat through the zone early, it just won't go as far without a powerful swing.
Havok1517 wrote: I that is fairly generous. I'd probably put him the top 20 3Bs. I've personally always thought his bat was a little slow through the zone which I think will make it hard for him to catch up to legit MLB fastballs. I'd probably put him in the same class as Lonnie Chisenhall or Kevin Youkilis this season. I would be that surprised to see Trevor Story push him at 3B during some point as well.
Wouldn't that make him strikeout more then he hardly does? Most reports i have read was the bat speed was legit which allows him to fight off balls in and allows him to maintain a low strikeout rate... this kid hardly K's... im not really buying the slow argument, i think his main focus should be on putting more spin and loft on the ball with an adjustment to his swing. He has below average power right now for a corner IF but that can be remedied with practice (i hope for his sake)
It depends on the approach. If you cheats due to lack of bat speed you can still make contact and avoid strikeouts but it saps potential power and handicaps a true swing. I mean you can put a ball in play on 90+ mph heater by cheating the barrel of the bat through the zone early, it just won't go as far without a powerful swing.
HighHeater wrote: Wouldn't that make him strikeout more then he hardly does? Most reports i have read was the bat speed was legit which allows him to fight off balls in and allows him to maintain a low strikeout rate... this kid hardly K's... im not really buying the slow argument, i think his main focus should be on putting more spin and loft on the ball with an adjustment to his swing. He has below average power right now for a corner IF but that can be remedied with practice (i hope for his sake)
It depends on the approach. If you cheats due to lack of bat speed you can still make contact and avoid strikeouts but it saps potential power and handicaps a true swing. I mean you can put a ball in play on 90+ mph heater by cheating the barrel of the bat through the zone early, it just won't go as far without a powerful swing.
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