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    Re: Cueto in July...

    Dude, you are looking at Homer's Major league stint, and saying he isn't as good as Cueto. If Cueto were up there now, he would have the same problems. They are both probably a little too young right now, although I'd rather see Homer working on his curve (which is a plus plus pitch, if you actually have watched Homer pitch before, his fastball isn't his only plus plus pitch) against major leaguers than minor leaguers, but thats another argument. As they've said before, stats aren't everything. If they are to you, lets take a look at this...

    Homer's Major League Stats=Little Success
    Cueto's Major League Stats=No Success

    Take a look at their FSL stats

    Homer-
    13 GS, 3.31 ERA, 10.1 K/9, 2.8 BB/9

    Cueto-
    26 GS, 3.40 ERA, 8.3 K/9, 2.8 BB/9


    And Southern League Stats

    Homer-
    13 GS, 1.59 ERA, 10.2 K/9, 3.7 BB/9

    Cueto-
    6 GS, 2.23 ERA, 10.6 K/9, 1.73 BB/9



    So take what you will from that, but honestly, this is like comparing Votto to Bruce. Everyone knows the real answer (Bruce, Bailey), but we can argue all day, even though it doesnt matter, they're all going to trememdously help this ballclub.
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    Re: Cueto in July...

    Quote Originally Posted by KeyMastur View Post
    thank you

    BA (Baseball America) will make or break a kids career. you get a good report from them, other people (like the homer-mania people) will start to believe the hype too
    BA has an impact of zilch on a minor leaguer's career. FO's have their own scouting reports.

    The hype is largely for us.
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    The world doesn't sort itself out neatly according to BA prospect lists. Homer Bailey very well could turn out to be the better pitcher than Cueto. Then again Cueto, with his ridiculous arm speed and eat-em-alive slider, could be the superior pitcher.

    Who knows, maybe Carlos Fisher will be better than both of them. Stranger things have happened. Jeremy Bonderman and Rich Harden have been outdone by Aaron Harang to date. That wasn't supposed within the realm of possibility. You'd have been labeled a certifiable lunatic if you had picked Harang as the lead dog through 2007. Yet that's exactly the way it's played out.
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    "The world doesn't sort itself out neatly according to BA prospect lists."


    Nobody said it does.... But Key is laughing at anyone that thinks Homer is better than Cueto. Yet Bailey is the consensus pick among professionals as the better prospect. (not just BA).

    Could Cueto end up better? Sure. But right now Bailey is the better prospect in the eyes of actual talent people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JaxRed View Post
    Nobody said it does.... But Key is laughing at anyone that thinks Homer is better than Cueto.
    And a host of others are laughing back. I think the absolute surety on both sides is misplaced.

    Quote Originally Posted by JaxRed View Post
    Yet Bailey is the consensus pick among professionals as the better prospect. (not just BA).

    Could Cueto end up better? Sure. But right now Bailey is the better prospect in the eyes of actual talent people.
    That's nice. When the actual talent people begin to get these things right with some reasonable degree of accuracy, I'll put more stock in what they have to say. The baseball industry is extremely fickle when it comes to young talent. To a degree it's like asking pre-teen girls which boy idol they prefer. The answer is sure to change soon enough.

    I understand Bailey's the favorite with the talent oddsmakers at this time, the supposed stub in the stables, but two of the best starting pitchers I've ever seen are short fellows - Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana.

    My general take is that Bailey's been overrated. That doesn't mean he's not going to be an ace pitcher someday, just that he's never been quite as complete a package as his hype has insisted. That's not his fault. He's just a kid trying to make it in an extremely competitive game. IMO, his hype has done his development no favors. Cueto's going to get the 150+ IP in the minors that Bailey could sorely use at this juncture ... and that might be the sort of thing that tips the scales. Might not be.

    The next three years are going to be major tests for both of these kids. To an extent they have to survive these tweener years in order to come out the other side a quality pitcher. The hardest work is in front of them.
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    Re: Cueto in July...

    Is it possible to like both players and be happy that they both play for the Reds?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nate View Post
    Is it possible to like both players and be happy that they both play for the Reds?
    no, you have to pick one or the other

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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    That's nice. When the actual talent people begin to get these things right with some reasonable degree of accuracy, I'll put more stock in what they have to say. The baseball industry is extremely fickle when it comes to young talent. To a degree it's like asking pre-teen girls which boy idol they prefer. The answer is sure to change soon enough.

    I understand Bailey's the favorite with the talent oddsmakers at this time, the supposed stub in the stables, but two of the best starting pitchers I've ever seen are short fellows - Pedro Martinez and Johan Santana.

    My general take is that Bailey's been overrated. That doesn't mean he's not going to be an ace pitcher someday, just that he's never been quite as complete a package as his hype has insisted. That's not his fault. He's just a kid trying to make it in an extremely competitive game. IMO, his hype has done his development no favors. Cueto's going to get the 150+ IP in the minors that Bailey could sorely use at this juncture ... and that might be the sort of thing that tips the scales. Might not be.

    The next three years are going to be major tests for both of these kids. To an extent they have to survive these tweener years in order to come out the other side a quality pitcher. The hardest work is in front of them.
    i like the way this guy thinks....

    it's what i've been tryin to say is homer is over-rated and shouldn't be as hyped up as people think. and that cueto WILL be a better pitcher than homer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 11larkin11 View Post
    Dude, you are looking at Homer's Major league stint, and saying he isn't as good as Cueto. If Cueto were up there now, he would have the same problems. They are both probably a little too young right now, although I'd rather see Homer working on his curve (which is a plus plus pitch, if you actually have watched Homer pitch before, his fastball isn't his only plus plus pitch) against major leaguers than minor leaguers, but thats another argument. As they've said before, stats aren't everything. If they are to you, lets take a look at this...
    his curve is a plus pitch, but can't throw it for strikes when he wants. only thing he can throw for a strike when he needs is a fastball....can't live in the bigs off just that.

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    Re: Cueto in July...

    Quote Originally Posted by KeyMastur View Post
    i like the way this guy thinks....

    it's what i've been tryin to say is homer is over-rated and shouldn't be as hyped up as people think. and that cueto WILL be a better pitcher than homer.
    Other people can believe 'hype' all they want. I believe what I see from Homer. I believe what I see from Johnny. I believe Homer > Johnny. Not a slight on Johnny, he just isn't as good now, or do I think he will be as good in the future (assuming both players stay healthy). It has nothing to do with any hype at all.

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    Re: Cueto in July...

    I just want to win. And if both of these individuals can help us do that, then who cares who is better than who. Can't we all just agree on that?


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