Travis Snider to AA

by Dfarth on Apr 21, 2008 7:50 PM EDT

Just saw that Travis Snider got promoted to AA after 17 games in Hi-A. This is a bit of a surprise since he wasn't just killing Hi-A (at least in terms of BB/K). However, this is not totally unexpected as some folks thought he would start the year in AA but the Jays chose to send him to Hi-A instead. My guess is that the Jays wanted him to stay in warm weather for the first few weeks since New Hampshire is probably not a great place to play baseball in early April. That said, it is interesting to me how these major league teams coddle their top prospects...After all, Snider will eventually have to play in bad weather in April...

Anyways, here's a link to Snider's Hi-A stats...discuss...

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Snider%20%20DH&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=501983

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The plan

was Double-A to begin with, but they wanted him in the better weather because he had an elbow issue, which has calmed down now. He’s hitting well.

I will be waiting...24601.

by PujolsJunkie on Apr 21, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions

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I may be just getting more conservative as I get older but there seems to be a lot of unnecessary promotions these days that aren’t needed or deserved really. I understand what the plan was, but I don’t think he should of been on it to begin with and he hasn’t shown he is more advanced so far in his High A time.

by hybrid on Apr 21, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

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Power numbers were good but he struck out alot and didnt hit quite as well as someone that talented should have. I agree this is a little along the lines of rushing him…

by AtlBr on Apr 21, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

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Yep. I definitely think the strikeouts have to be a bit of a concern at this point…

by Dfarth on Apr 21, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions

Is it really necessary to announce this?

I’m a Jays fan, but I don’t think too many people care about this news.

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by parrot11 on Apr 21, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions

LOL

Then they’re on the wrong site bud.

I will be waiting...24601.

by PujolsJunkie on Apr 21, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

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I tend to find midseason promotions fairly interesting. It’s always a decent topic to see if a certain player is being rushed – or so dominant that they deserve better competition. In the past, many top prospects have had diaries discussing their promotions – so yeah I think this is relevant…

by Dfarth on Apr 21, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions