Is there still hope for...
So I was wondering about some prospects whose light shone brightly not long ago but now who's futures are dimmed.
Gavin Floyd.
Denny Bautista.
Dallas McPherson.
Edwin Jackson (closer?)
Philip Hughes or Homer Bailly.
Just kidding about the last two. Just thought we needed our daily Hughes-Bailly shot.
Your thoughts?
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I honestly think...
McPherson has virtually no future with his home organization. Right now, they have better and more versatile capable of playing and producing at 3B (Figgins & Wood) and the same can be said at pretty much all spots including DH (Rivera & Morales). So I think a trade is order here as well. Maybe to the NL?
Bautista is the same exact player as Daniel Cabrera is, except without an east coast bias. He's a flame thrower and I like the move for the Rockies. They need somebody that can bring it besides Francis. Bautista will eventually need to stop relying on his pure stuff and learn how to actually pitch someday.
Edwin Jackson, like Bautista, is flame thrower but I think his erratic nature has proven him a bullpen guy despite his potential. Unlike many hard throwers that succeed, I don't really think Edwin currently has the baseball IQ to start everyday or close right now. I think the closer in TB will McClung for years to come. Edwin could 1 day become sort of like Octavio Dotel or Scot Shields but who knows right now. More experience at the MLB level with proper coaching could make him an elite setup guy.
Its still way to early to say these guys won't contribute or are done. Most stud/good relievers were/are converted starters because of performance or injuries anyways. Why are these guys any different? They still have great arms and with the proper coaching could still be good MLB players. The pixie dust has fallen off of them obviously but that doesn't mean the magic is completely gone. As for McPherson, if he can stay healthy and actually find a place to play before he's too old I think he could be a average to good hitter.
by Havok1517 on Oct 19, 2006 8:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jackson
by JFP on Oct 19, 2006 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there...
Wild game; Wigginton hits a three-run shot to tie the game with two out in the top of the 9th; only to see Mike Young end it with a single in the bottom of the frame!
by klmstrat on Oct 19, 2006 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
It was hard to watch. The guy had NO control of his secondary stuff, not that there was anything there worth noting.
by SenorGato88 on Oct 19, 2006 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jackson
by sanchez101 on Oct 19, 2006 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually
by natsfan2005 on Oct 19, 2006 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McPherson
by HuskerBob on Oct 19, 2006 9:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guys
I think that Jackson is going to make it as a closer, but that job is as much mental as physical and we'll see how he handles it.
Could Bautista take the same closer path?
by Shep on Oct 19, 2006 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Zack G.
by NYYLover1000 on Oct 19, 2006 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
When was Greinke mentioned...?
by Havok1517 on Oct 20, 2006 4:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still...
It sucks though. He's dissapointed me as a player and a person. The typical profile for a pitcher like him is you know...a decently smart kid. When I heard him talk he sounded like he was 16.
Still when he was on it was a treat to watch him pitch.
by SenorGato88 on Oct 19, 2006 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My perspective
Luke Hochevar and Zack Greinke could be a very good 1-2 punch.
by NYYLover1000 on Oct 19, 2006 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bautista
Frankly, I've never really understood what the big deal is about Bautista. Sure, he throws hard. But his control's awful and he can't stay healthy.
by Yakker on Oct 19, 2006 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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