Best duo of minor SPs?
by groundingout on Sep 15, 2008 2:30 AM EDT
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Bumgarner in low A
| 15 | 3 | 1.46 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 141.2 | 111 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 164 | 0.86 | .216 |
Alderson in high A
| 13 | 4 | 2.79 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1 | 125 | 48 | 45 | 4 | 34 | 124 | 1.02 | .235 |
Feliz in low A and AA
| 10 | 6 | 2.69 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 | 89 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 51 | 153 | 1.19 | .201 |
Holland in low A high A and AA
| 13 | 1 | 2.27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2 | 111 | 46 | 38 | 3 | 40 | 157 | 1.20 | .209 |
Cahill in high A and AA
| 1 | 5 | 2.61 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.1 | 76 | 44 | 36 | 5 | 50 | 136 | 2.43 | .179 |
Anderson in high A and AA
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One o' them lines be missing
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
None of the above....
I am going with Inoa and Walden. Okay, so Inoa is technically not in the minors yet…. but I am frigging tired of reading those six names above in almost every thread on this board. Do we really need another pissing contest between Texas, Oakland, and San Fran fans? Haven’t all these players been discussed enough? Besides…. best duo in the minors doesn’t mean crap. Let’s see one of them throw at least one pitch in the majors and then start discussing. Odds say at least one or two of those six never do that, and two or three more probably become nothing but slightly better than league average relievers in the long run. One, maybe two become decent or better major league starters. A more interesting question would be “Which of these six are the first to have an arm injury that keeps them out a full season?”
"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile
Yeah...
those guys above are teammates. Inoa plays for Oakland while Walden plays for LAA…
BUT I do agree strongly about this thread. Its just an excuse for all the insane Michael Holland, Trevor Cahill and Bumgarner fans to butt heads YET AGAIN. Just let it go right now people! These guys are all good and its essentially impossible to tell who is going to be the best MLB pitcher out of them. Just stop.
Who is Michael Holland?
Maybe you do need more Holland love.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Good call..
Proof yet again that my mind stops working at midnight even if I do stay up until 3am most nights lol.
"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile
You know, thinking about this...
it’s possible you’re just being sarcastic, but I have to say— if you would actually prefer Inoa/Walden to these pairs, you’re out of your f***ing mind.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I dont know...
Walden can hang with the group above. Youd have to really love Inoa, but some people do…
Personally, I dont have enough info to have an opinion on him.
If you love Inoa enough,
based on a few scouting reports, to believe that he is better than a bunch of players with substantial, dominant pro track records, then you are out of your f***ing mind.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Eh...
I dont love Inoa that much… as I said I dont have a strong opinion on him
BUT I could certainly envision a scenario where I loved a guy based on scouting reports enough to believe that he is better than a bunch of players with substantial, dominant pro track records.
David Price comes to mind. Although we had more info on him, you see what Im saying…
There's a bizarrely huge difference between a 16-year-old kid who's never thrown a public pitch
and a 21-year-old who has torched college lineups for three years. Has as much to do with the injury nexus as anything.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Not that
I prefer those two, but you have to be careful with such strong statements, especially this early in their career. People called Casejud nuts for ranking Alderson in the top 10 last December. There were people who said Zambrano would end up being the Cubs ace when Prior and Wood were dominating. Prospects are fluid, and I see no reason those two couldn’t substantially raise their stock in the near future.
To be fair
The D and V of DVD are actually doing quite well. Just not for Texas (like Chris Young and Duchscherer).
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
gallaraga
for detroit has been a nice surprise
it will be interesting if rangers trade some positional depth at C/1b/DH etc for some more mlb ready SP’s to bridge the gap till their other sp prospects are ready
by Asfan4ever723 on Sep 15, 2008 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Surprise
is a good word. He’s been one of the luckiest pitchers in baseball.
O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.
He's made good on John's projection
4 or 5 starter… I think even factoring in luck he’s that.
by David Tokarz on Sep 15, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Kevin Towers thinks he's a genius...
…at giving Christmas presents. The Rangers wouldn’t have been in such a rebuilding hole these past couple of years if Genius Daniels hadn’t given away Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Young. I like a lot of the things Daniels has done since then, but it’s entirely possible that he hasn’t traded for one player who will be as productive in the majors as Gonzalez is.
Though I'm a Ranger fan
I voted for the Giants’ pair. Really, though, these three pairings are pretty close, and let’s all hope that all 6 stay healthy so we can enjoy watching them for many years.
O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.
Great question
really tough call on these pairings. I think, like most, that the Giants pair has the most upside.
by RoundingThird4Home on Sep 15, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure if there's ballot stuffing going on here
but the last 3 times I’ve looked at this thread, a different pair has been in the lead each time.
Weird.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
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