Interesting that both the Braves and now Giants have come out and said they would've taken Stephenson in the two picks immediately after the Reds.
Interesting that both the Braves and now Giants have come out and said they would've taken Stephenson in the two picks immediately after the Reds.
Go BLUE!!!
Fun Video featuring Robert.
http://espn.go.com/high-school/baseb...lip?id=6593296
If he's at Dayton this year I'll be at his first start and I'll give you all a full report.
Attended 1976 World Series in my Mother's Womb. Attended 1990 World Series Game 2 as a 13 year old. Want to take my son to a a World Series Game in Cincinnati in my lifetime.
Hal thinks Robert is going to be in Dayton this year
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...cxtype=feedbot
IT APPEARS THAT the Reds No. 1 draft pick last June, right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson, will skip rookie ball and play at Class A Dayton this year.
I'm not sure I like that move personally. He's got a ways to go.
He pitched 64 innings in HS last year. He just turned 19. How many innings should he be permitted to pitch this year? Holding him back in extended ST until late May makes sense to me.
Would they count time spent throwing in instructional league? I was thinking, if they held him back in instructional league until the weather warmed up, he could debut in Dayton in early may and pick up abput 100-120 innings if everything went well. Is that reasonable for starting that late in the season?
http://ramsey.mlblogs.com/2012/03/16...son-interview/
I'm sure most on here's seen this, but, I wonder if the comment he made a little over two minutes into the interview sheds some light on why he turned out to be a tough, last minute sign?
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:40
He seems like a really smart, down-to-earth guy. Will be fun to root for him.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
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