I'm not overly familiar with his playing, but it seems like the reports about him don't value him super highly (especially considering where he went in the draft).
RedsZone farm experts, what do you think?
I'm not overly familiar with his playing, but it seems like the reports about him don't value him super highly (especially considering where he went in the draft).
RedsZone farm experts, what do you think?
He has a very high ceiling, but his chances are poor. To me he's a "boom or bust" prospect. If everything clicks he could be a special player, but considering his skills are very unrefined for his age, the odds are that he will be a bust.
I would give him at least 2 to 3 more years to work out his problems. To label any of our farm system players a bust after just 1 year of rookie ball is unfair. What if Bruce bats .220 next year do we label him a bust. Minor league players need time this isnt pro football.
I doubt it. Supposedly, he plays premium defense in CF already, major league quality (I have no idea if this is true). Even if he struggles with the bat for a couple years, he'll still be seen as a player with a high ceiling, meaning he'll have value in a trade package. He'd have to get really bad at the plate with an accompanying erosion in his play defensively and on the basepaths before he "busts" completely.
LIncoln Curtis
John Oliver
Chad Mottola
Pat Watkins
Don Watannabe
get the arithmetic progression here
Pat Watkins is an ideal comp for Stubbs...
or perhaps St. Louis phenom Stubby Clapp.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
He lives in my hometown...Helped my son this year in baseball. Seems to be a good guy but not good enough of a baseball player.Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
This is a typical remark from someone in his hometown. I have never heard any good remarks from hometowners about an athlete's potential ability. They always want to put them down like they don't deserve to be where they are, that they're not that good. How do you know? Are you a professional? Most locals don't know talent when they see it.
Actually in my quote I was talking about Stubby Clapp not Stubbs. The reason I know that he wasn't quiet good enough is because he played something like 20 games in his entire big league career and is now coaching. That pretty much sums it up. By the way it has been my experience with the professionals in my area that most people think they are much better than they actually are. I hear people say stuff like best fastball I have ever seen. Hits the ball a mile....etc... When true competition comes the bloom is usually off of the flower fairly quickly. By the way Weathers lives less than an hour from me...He appears to have a great future as a "lights out" closer for the team in Cincinnati.
Tim McCarver: Baseball Quotes
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
Can you say, David Espinoza
No team can have too many prospects who are unable to hit the ball out of the infield.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
I say make him part of a big trade before we find out.
Go Gators!
He has a LONG way to go with his bat. His numbers scream out BJ Szymanski JR, and that is not a good thing.
Was BJ a college All-American? Just asking
He was widely considered the best "athlete" in the draft because of his size, speed, defense and arm, similar to Stubbs. The question on both is exactly the same, will he hit? In the case of BJ it looks like he won't be able to do it and with all the question marks Stubbs sure didn't get off to a good start.
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