http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-197633 E Dub Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:29:40 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-197633 North East baseball player, jahowa. Scouts didn’t get good looks until late and then he started popping up. If you were following the draft he was one of the hottest, if not the hottest, pop-ups that year.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-197449 Greg D Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:44:18 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-197449 Gordon is a talented young player but I’m not sure where talks of him developing into a plus plus defender at short originated. After watching every home game he’s played this season for the AA Chattanooga Lookouts, I’ve seen him make some spectacular plays but I’ve also seen him botch many a routine ground ball–a nasty habit that has him leading the Southern League in errors (24) while posting a .930 fielding percentage. Scouts I’ve spoken to suggest that an overhaul of Dee’s defensive footwork could be the answer, but the Dodgers haven’t yet sent a rover down here to Chattanooga who’s been able to correct Gordon’s fielding woes.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-197172 jahowa Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:53:41 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-197172 Almost every pitcher in baseball will throw a 4 seam fastball occasionally.
If you are trying to work a guy up in the zone, it doesn’t make sense to throw a 2 seam, cutter, or running fastball.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-197171 jahowa Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:49:41 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-197171 Mike Trout is the best prospect in baseball. How he fell so far in the draft last year is beyond me. Sure wish my Rangers would have taken him over Matthew Purke.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-196993 Jeff V. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:34:49 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-196993 Are you sure Britton was throwing a 4 seamer? I have heard that he is stricly sinker/slider with a change in development. Could he have been overthowing the 2 seamer?

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-196963 E Dub Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:22:18 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-196963 Peguero (Carlos) surprised me a little. His swing wasn’t quite as long as I feared, he runs well and he looks like a very solid defender. Physically he reminds me of Chris Dickerson a bit, but with a swing designed for power. He showed his flaws too, whiffing on those changeups. If he can learn to cover the outer half of the plate over the next couple of years he could be a solid regular, if only because of the power and defense. It’s a bit of a longshot but his ceiling is a bit higher for me after seeing his whole game.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-of-the-futures-game/#comment-196959 Anya Locy Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:18:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=25871#comment-196959 Kori Ellson

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