Line of the day

Given the fact that he is a college player and is hitting very well, what is the timetable for a player like this? Could he end up in AAA by the end of the year, or is that where Boggs will go (assuming he gets demoted)?

Whittleman’s been great lately, too, and coming up on a full year in the Cal League. I know his D is more suspect, but I don’t think there’s a better batter’s eye in the org.

Vallejo’s still scuffling, but it’s too early to call it much of a slump.

It’d be cool to see Davis get a promo (mayhaps JD was suggesting that with recent “ominous” commentary), followed shortly by Whittleman, Vallejo, and Gac (humor those of us who see Kinsleresqueness in the player). That’s almost a whole infield.

Then Coolio to AA later this year.

That’s my best case.

11 of 12 in stolen base attempts.

Oddly enough, given that (IIRC) Bakersfield is a hitter’s park, several players on the roster are hitting much better on the road.

I think that many people’s perception of him is biased by the projections that JD would take him at #17 as opposed to #35. The thought of drafting Borbon activitated the post-traumatic stress of drafting Drew Meyer.

But the situations were completely different. He was a supplemental first rounder and the consensus best of an admittedly weak crop of college outfielders last year. He was the 3rd of 5 first round/supp picks the Rangers had. He’s exactly the player who a team whose organization is very weak in the outfield needs to be taking a risk on given the circumstances.

He’s a heady baserunner with blazing speed, so if he can maintain a decent on base percentage, he’ll be an offensive force.

at the top of our line up would be a welcome change. Living in Houston, I have had a chance to see some Astros games this year, and while I believe they are the mostly poorly run team in baseball on the whole, I do enjoy watching Bourn and Kaz on the basepaths because they both have the speed to run almost at will. It puts a lot of pressure on the opposing pitchers and leads to a lot more fastballs for Tejada and Berkman, who have both started off hot this year.

Not even an inside the park homer or even any triples. Sorry, but no power at all makes him the next Joey Gathright. and we don’t need that. (or worse Jason Tyner).

happened to look up vince coleman on baseball reference and WTF, the guy had 2 years with an OPS+ over 100 – both were 104

CAREER 83 ops+

http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml

1985 – 110 SB, 25 CS AND 115 K’S WOW.

with a BA of .267