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09-16-2006, 11:35 PM
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Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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).
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09-17-2006, 02:03 AM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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.
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09-17-2006, 06:45 AM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs 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.
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09-17-2006, 08:55 AM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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.
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09-17-2006, 12:04 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
LIncoln Curtis
John Oliver Chad Mottola Pat Watkins Don Watannabe get the arithmetic progression here |
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09-17-2006, 12:42 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
Pat Watkins is an ideal comp for Stubbs...
or perhaps St. Louis phenom Stubby Clapp. |
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09-17-2006, 01:34 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
Can you say, David Espinoza
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09-17-2006, 01:50 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
No team can have too many prospects who are unable to hit the ball out of the infield.
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09-17-2006, 03:16 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
I say make him part of a big trade before we find out.
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09-17-2006, 05:40 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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09-17-2006, 06:22 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
He has a LONG way to go with his bat. His numbers scream out BJ Szymanski JR, and that is not a good thing.
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09-17-2006, 08:17 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
Mike Frank?
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09-18-2006, 03:14 PM
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09-18-2006, 05:06 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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No. He was a latecomer as a prospect. He didn't really hit the radar till his junior year at Princeton, when he hit a long home run off Justin Verlander. He had nowhere near the scrutiny Stubbs did, who has been highly regarded since high school.
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09-18-2006, 05:27 PM
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Re: Will Drew Stubbs be a bust?
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