Comments on: Justin Upton: Superstar

By: Humongo

Humongo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:56:38 +0000

Arizona is just as much a hitter’s park as Cincy is.

By: CFIC

CFIC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:33:01 +0000

J Upton is one of the most exciting players in baseball. Is it just me or does it seem like the NL has way better players the last 2 seasons?

By: slaminsammyb

slaminsammyb — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:38:13 +0000

mevs, J-UP is not even hot yet,i know cause i watch every game & have since “07″, he has been relatively consistant which is rare to say for a 21 year old kid.When he is hot you wil no it cause he has not been “white hot” yet, i can’t wait.As far as Jay Bruce, i love the kid but come on now, do i need to pour cold water over your head to wake you up? First of all Bruce is hitting what .214 & his HR totals are an example of what a treat it must be to hit in that ban box of a ball park! Justin would probably have 20 plus HR if he played there! Anyway Justin is on pace to hit 30 + HR, 100 + RBI, 100 + Runs & hit .300 +, not bad for a 21 year old kid! Can you remember the last at 21 to do that? AP!!

By: Sergey

Sergey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:11:04 +0000

I just hope D-Backs can tie him to a loooong term deal. With their money issues, it’s been hard to keep players in the last year of their contract.

By: SayHey

SayHey — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:21:46 +0000

I’m laughing at Mevs.

Upton = greatness

By: Mevs

Mevs — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:31:05 +0000

I like Upton, but he’s just white-hot right now. Jay Bruce will end up the better ballplayer.

By: Fresh Hops

Fresh Hops — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:04:22 +0000

I’m not sure Upton will sustain that ISO for the rest of the season. That very high BABIP and a ton of doubles suggests more fly outs in the future. Also, with no substantial change in his contact and swing rates, I wonder if his K rate isn’t due to climb back up. Perhaps not, as he’s getting far fewer Ks looking (9% last year, 5% this year.) I have no idea what a significant sample is for kL%.

By: C Whitman

C Whitman — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:04:38 +0000

Just as a fun little stat, J-Upton had the longest average home run of ANY hitter last season. At age 20. All I can say is WOW. That’s some serious superstar right there. I put a bet on him with a friend for 30 homers this season, and it’s looking good.

By: Jacob Jackson

Jacob Jackson — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:40:05 +0000

My man-crush is borderline creepy, isn’t it? My wife doesn’t feel comfortable with it.

By: Aaron B.

Aaron B. — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:35:05 +0000

You’ve already got an AN piece queued up for that offseason, don’t you?