David Cook is our Micah Hoffpauir. Both can have a decent place on a big league club even at an "advanced" age.

I'm not sure Cook would be any worse than Wise. Seems to have better OBP skills and power than Wise. Like you said, he's probably a 4th-5th OFer and suffers since all the Sox starters in the OF are righties except Pods.

 

Exactly, Cook >>>>> Wise.

I'm not going to write off David Cook until he gets a shot. He'd be much more productive than Dewayne Wise. I wouldn't consider 12 HR and 40 RBI "not hitting."

Edited June 13, 200916 yr by JPN366

I'm not going to write off David Cook until he gets a shot. He'd be much more productive than Dewayne Wise. I wouldn't consider 12 HR and 40 RBI "not hitting."

He's doing those numbers as a 27-year-old in AA. The power is fine, but he also is hitting .247. Sure he could be better than Wise, but Wise isn't an ML player either. Guys who hit .247 in AA simply can't just come up the majors and produce unless they are relatively young for the level with lots of improvement left. He is also repeating a league, which should have improved his numbers not made him worse. I love hyping our Sox prospects and think some are pretty damn good, but he is nothing but organizational fodder, that's the truth.

Edited June 13, 200916 yr by maggsmaggs

He's doing those numbers as a 27-year-old in AA. The power is fine, but he also is hitting .247. Sure he could be better than Wise, but Wise isn't an ML player either. Guys who hit .247 in AA simply can't just come up the majors and produce unless they are relatively young for the level with lots of improvement left. He is also repeating a league, which should have improved his numbers not made him worse. I love hyping our Sox prospects and think some are pretty damn good, but he is nothing but organizational fodder, that's the truth.

 

 

I'd just like to see him get a chance.

Flowers is ready now?

Flowers is ready now?

A strong arguement can be made, yeah.

A strong arguement can be made, yeah.

How's his defense behind the plate and attempts at hitting offspeed pitches?

How's his defense behind the plate and attempts at hitting offspeed pitches?

 

Defense is adequate enough. When he makes contact, children should cover their eyes, it's scary.

Defense is adequate enough. When he makes contact, children should cover their eyes, it's scary.

He's been decent batting average-wise. I'd bring him up to Charlotte in July.

He's been decent batting average-wise. I'd bring him up to Charlotte in July.

Average is such a volatile statistic though making it fairly worthless as an evaluation tool, stats such as IsoP and IsoD are far better indicators of future success, and as it turns out, Flowers is excelling in those areas. Flowers is easily our 2nd best prospect and if you believe he's a catcher then he's right up there with Beckham for #1 prospect status, his offensive skill set is just that good.

Tyler Flowers is this organizations most immediate challenge to Joe Borchard’s record of longest homer ever hit at the Cell.

That may be true, but I don't believe that he's major league ready quite yet.

Tyler Flowers is this organizations most immediate challenge to Joe Borchard's record of longest homer ever hit at the Cell.

 

You obviously didn't see Contreras swing the bat today.

JPN366,

 

Do you work with the Barons' team/stadium, or do you just have season tickets?

Viciedo's only limitation is going to be the strikeouts.

Which Cuban player has shown the appreciation of not hacking at everything at the plate?

Palmiero?

JPN366,

 

Do you work with the Barons' team/stadium, or do you just have season tickets?

 

Season tickets.

He's been decent batting average-wise. I'd bring him up to Charlotte in July.

 

After the all star break, I want to see him in the home run derby at Rickwood.

Defense is adequate enough. When he makes contact, children should cover their eyes, it's scary.

 

I would agree with this, when i seen him in West Tenn i thought he received the ball very well and blocked nicely, i didnt get a chance to see his arm though, but after living with AJ for the past 4 years i don't think anyone would complain. and yes when he hits the ball he drills it. Once again this is only my opinion after watching him for 9innings, but i made sure to make a focus on it.

why does anyone believe that viciedo will have a moderate to good walk rate like andruw jones? he has 8 walks in 233 ABs and only 14 extra base hits....he has a .669 OPS...i know hes very young and raw and theres some more projectability there but if you ask me im considerably less excited about him than most here

why does anyone believe that viciedo will have a moderate to good walk rate like andruw jones? he has 8 walks in 233 ABs and only 14 extra base hits....he has a .669 OPS...i know hes very young and raw and theres some more projectability there but if you ask me im considerably less excited about him than most here

You really just have to keep in my mind what you already said: his age. Look at some of the stars of baseball and what they did as 20-year olds and you will see similar numbers. Mind you, he is also in AA, which most 20-year-olds haven't seen at their age. It's all about experience. You will see improvement every year with him.

Viciedo has been adjusting quickly month-by-month

 

April: .221/.232/.286 BB%= 2.4% K%= 24.4%

May: .293/.314/.397 BB%= 2.5% K%= 19.0%

June: .311/.347/.400 BB%= 6.1% K%= 6.1%

Viciedo has been adjusting quickly month-by-month

 

April: .221/.232/.286 BB%= 2.4% K%= 24.4%

May: .293/.314/.397 BB%= 2.5% K%= 19.0%

June: .311/.347/.400 BB%= 6.1% K%= 6.1%

 

That's a good stat to see. He is adjusting.

Viciedo has been adjusting quickly month-by-month

 

April: .221/.232/.286 BB%= 2.4% K%= 24.4%

May: .293/.314/.397 BB%= 2.5% K%= 19.0%

June: .311/.347/.400 BB%= 6.1% K%= 6.1%

Which is exactly what we needed to see from him. Now, we need to start seeing the power numbers.