i dont see how you can say reed is a bunch of hype.... i mean he did hit over .400 last year in the minors and he isnt like borchard who was a bunch of hype when he was drafted reed earned it by hitting amazingly in the minors

I don't even think Reeds been hyped all that much, but Poppy is entitled to his opinion.

 

I mean, I find it hard to believe that Reed will ever hit .340 or so at the major league level, but I do think he could hit around .315 to .320 with a good eye, not many strikeouts, 15 hr's, 20-30 stolen bases and a good amount of RBI's while playing good defense.

 

Not hall of fame numbers, but damn good numbers either way. However, thats after a few years of developing, although Reed is one of those players that I think could come up and play pretty darn good from the get go. He just has a pure swing and a great mental approach.

July 15th. I think KW pulls the trigger on a trade a little early.

I don't even think Reeds been hyped all that much, but Poppy is entitled to his opinion.

 

I mean, I find it hard to believe that Reed will ever hit .340 or so at the major league level, but I do think he could hit around .315 to .320 with a good eye, not many strikeouts, 15 hr's, 20-30 stolen bases and a good amount of RBI's while playing good defense. 

 

Not hall of fame numbers, but damn good numbers either way.  However, thats after a few years of developing, although Reed is one of those players that I think could come up and play pretty darn good from the get go.  He just has a pure swing and a great mental approach.

He could even explode late in his career like Luis Gonzalez did in his 30's and hit about 30 to 40 home runs, but that's not too likely.