thats why i said "with less talent", but thats not necessarily a knock. physically, i think the two look identical

you think he;; get a full time gig sometime in 2008? i think its funny how his ETA went from 2011, to 2010, then 2009, now people are saying 2008 sometime bc of how well he did this ST. I really do think Maybin is going to be something special

Heh... the 20-80 scale existed long before BA.

Some say Branch Rickey invented it. It also closely resembles the kind of normalized scaling that statisticians have used for many many decades (eg, SAT ranges from 200-800 with 500 being the median).

he's going to have more power than that.  In Pierre's 2.5 years in the minors, he hit 1 HR.  Fowler hit 12 in his 1.5 years so far including a homer from both sides of the plate on Opening Day.

I've heard the Devon White comparison....however I've also heard his defense compared to that of Andruw Jones.  The scouting report says the kid can play defense in the majors right now, however his bat still has a few years of development needed.

He just started learning to switch hit....so the bat will take time.  I think mid-2009 is a bit better of a bet.  He certainly could breakout this year and get on the fast-track, however when the Rockies drafted him, they knew the bat would take time and don't plan on rushing him.