MLB Daily Thread: 7.1.15 : Sox on a roll, Bobby Bonillas annual pay day & Hu will entertain us all.

[Lord Scalious]

I said HE WAS THRILLED WHEN THE YANKEES RETAINED HIM!

Up the shut up pee11

 

[navamind]

Or Swihart. He is not ready at all.

he's got a lot of work to do, but he's already much better than Sandy Leon. Leon might be even worse offensively than Kevin Cash was.

 

[chappee11]

he's got a lot of work to do, but he's already much better than Sandy Leon. Leon might be even worse offensively than Kevin Cash was.

Ha! Or David Ross. They've had some real beauties over the years. At least you know that Leon can play defense, though. Swihart doesn't seem to benefit the team on either side of the diamond yet. I know he's young, but he sure doesn't look ready to me.

 

[navamind]

Ha! Or David Ross. They've had some real beauties over the years. At least you know that Leon can play defense, though. Swihart doesn't seem to benefit the team on either side of the diamond yet. I know he's young, but he sure doesn't look ready to me.

He's batted .271/.317/.407 over the last 28 days. He's not lighting the world on fire, but it's a huge improvement over what he was doing his first 2-3 weeks. He's going to have his ups and downs.

I really don't think sending him down would help much. The gap between MLB/AAA pitching is gigantic.

 

[chappee11]

He's batted .271/.317/.407 over the last 28 days. He's not lighting the world on fire, but it's a huge improvement over what he was doing his first 2-3 weeks. He's going to have his ups and downs.

I really don't think sending him down would help much. The gap between MLB/AAA pitching is gigantic.

He's definitely been better, but the overall picture is still pretty shitty. I don't see any power there at all, but he's still posted 36k v. only 7bb's?? 67 OPS+? Lousy defense? It's just ugly all-around. I feel like we might have been duped by the Red Sox prospect hype machine...again. But I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is young.

 

[navamind]

He's definitely been better, but the overall picture is still pretty shitty. I don't see any power there at all, but he's still posted 36k v. only 7bb's?? 67 OPS+? Lousy defense? It's just ugly all-around. I feel like we might have been duped by the Red Sox prospect hype machine...again. But I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is young.

he's played 40 games. Jeff Francoeur didn't exactly live up to his first 40 or so games.

 

[navamind]

Prospects do get overhyped a lot, but a lot of people also fail to hamper expectations. You can't expect someone to reach the majors at the age of 21 and play at an All-Star caliber level instantly.

 

[chappee11]

he's played 40 games. Jeff Francoeur didn't exactly live up to his first 40 or so games.

I know. I know. I've just been Lars Anderson'd and Ryan Lavarnway'd over the years. I get sick of seeing guys that don't live up to the hype. I'm hoping for the best, but Swihart needs a lot of work before he's even an average player.

 

[navamind]

I know. I know. I've just been Lars Anderson'd and Ryan Lavarnway'd over the years. I get sick of seeing guys that don't live up to the hype. I'm hoping for the best, but Swihart needs a lot of work before he's even an average player.

I hear you. Anderson fell off a cliff after his big 2008 (where he batted .317/.417/.517 between A+ and AA) and never really came close to duplicating his 2007-08 stats.

Lavarnway was especially disappointing. I was very excited about him. This was a guy that was hitting at every level.