6/13 Recaps & 6/14 MiLB Gameday

Throwing 93-95 MPH according to Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe:

https://twitter.com/#!/nickcafardo/status/80802985910874114

A source I’d put trust in.

take the pitch back Jameson!

Crawford hit just over 300 and everyone expects Trout to be a 300 hitter, CC had 19 hrs and Trout is being projected for 20 to 25, and the slugging and obp are well within his reach.

If Trout wasn’t expected to put up HOF numbers in his prime years he probably wouldn’t be the number one prospect. There is a big difference anointing him as a future HOF, which no one is doing, and thinking he will put up those numbers in his prime.

People are not clamoring for Mesoraco because Hernandez and Hanigan have combined for decent production this season, 2.0 WAR total.

Renteria and Janish? Pathetic. Cozart only has to be replacement level to IMPROVE their team!

The reality is not using your best SS could cost the Reds the division this season, in a year where both the Brewers and Cardinals look to be very strong.

and Beckham is now a consensus top 50 prospect

WTF did I miss? His stats are solid, but nothing spectacular.

.306/.363/.429
.122 ISO again solid, but not spectacular

His .306 average is bolstered by a .374 BABIP, which is ~.40 higher than his average over the past two years.

A 22:53 BB:K rate over 272 PA’s is again solid, but nothing to write home about. That translates to a 8.1% BB rate, a 21.6% K rate, and a .42 BB/K rate, that last statistic being down from last year.

He’s stolen 6 bases to 3 CS, so while he may provide some value on the basepaths, he won’t be a terror on them.

I’ve also read numerous reports that his tools either haven’t developed as expected (or hoped) or that they were overblown and hyped as he entered the draft. One thing going for him is he’s relatively young - 21 years old playing at AA - but at the same time he’s not incredibly young.

To me, he seems to be a guy who’s below-average to above-average in about everything, who tempts because he still has some tools, but mainly he’s hanging onto his #1 draft pick pedigree.

I think the 100-150 range is more appropriate than the top 50 range, but that’s my opinion. While Alvarez has looked very ugly, he’s produced at the major league level and it’s a fact he does have the tool everyone hyped him for having out of college: power. That power may not matter if he can’t ever make contract, and thus Pedro could still be bust, but he could also bust out.

Also, Beckham is still playing SS, but if he has to move at the big league level, he probably becomes a super-utility guy, and there is no guarentee he can stick at SS. I don’t mean this in a rude or condescending way, but you need to slow down there buddy. In a year and a half your opinion may be vindicated, but right now Beckham’s not a top 50 guy.

Posey was/is a worse draft pick than Beckham because he got hurt? Tim Beckham: better than Strasburg! lol

And I’m with everyone else: the “consensus Top 50” thing is weird. I’m trying to think of what “source” could even tell you what the consensus is.