Did everyone forget about Carlos Triunfel?
It's funny how in a way we have a way of overhyping prospects and then lose patience with some high upside guys when they don't do everything we want and start looking at the next guy to overhype (cough cough Trevor Cahill)
Anyway, while Triunfel has slipped down way down nearly every midseason prospect list, he has made some big improvements from his 2007 season. He is hitting .284 with 8 HR, 29 SB, and a 41/27 K/BB ratio, with 7 of his 8 homers coming since July 1st. Granted these numbers are Cal league inflated, but the fact is he is starting to show the developing power everyone was worrying about, not to mention very good speed. While a .750 OPS is nothing to write home about, for a 17-year old to be putting up these kind of numbers while showing much improved baserunning, power, and strike zone judgement deserves more praise. I think a lot of people soured or gave up on him after his immature attitude problems earlier this season, but I don't think it's a serious concern as it's hard to expect someone who is old enough to still be a high schooler to be acting like an adult.
I know he still has some flaws, but I think he has already started to answer some of our bigger concerns from last season, and he has plenty of projection for further improvement. I hope the Mariners don't rush him and give him at least another year and a half (preferably two full years in Double-A and Triple-A) before bringing him up, but I think he still certainly has superstar potential, especially if he sticks at shortstop. We may just need to exercise a lot patience before he completely fulfills it since he is still so young and his frame needs to fill out some more. What are your thoughts on him?
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To stick at short, but I agree that he is probably an underated prospect at this point.
by Birdfan01 on Aug 10, 2008 3:48 PM EDT 0 recs
it's not 0%
his range factor of 4.34 is quite similar to what hanley put up as a 19 year old in A ball (4.39)
triunfel could eventually add bulk which would make it difficult for him to stay at the position, but he certainly is capably of manning the spot for now…....and if he doesn’t add a lot of bulk it is certainly possible he could stay at SS for a long time
by Wheelhouse on
Aug 12, 2008 9:20 AM EDT
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not the point
the point is that hanley is in his 3rd season playing SS in the big leagues
i never said that triunfel would be a good SS long-term, just that their is a greater then 0% chance that he’ll stick at the position into the big leagues
by Wheelhouse on
Aug 14, 2008 6:26 AM EDT
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He started off struggling, but...
Since the ASB:
.348/.401/.543, 14/18/7 BB/K/HR in 164 ABs, 18 SB, 5 CS in 40 Games
by Fett42 on Aug 10, 2008 11:34 PM EDT 0 recs
2b?
While he may have 0% chance to stay at SS, he could very well end up at 2B, which would help his value.
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