April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:41 AM) People were still happy to label them bad picks and be furious that we missed out on Trout and took Mitchell. To be fair, Mitchell has a long way to go to be put into that category.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:16 AM) To be fair, Mitchell has a long way to go to be put into that category. Bad picks or in Trout's vicinity as a prospect? Hasn't the bloom already started to fall a little off that rose...seems like all numbers put in the Angels' minor league system are suspect to an extent until validated with actual MLB results.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:20 AM) Bad picks or in Trout's vicinity as a prospect? Hasn't the bloom already started to fall a little off that rose...seems like all numbers put in the Angels' minor league system are suspect to an extent until validated with actual MLB results. Trouts level as a prospect. As excited as everyone is about Mitchell, Trout's 2012 numbers at AAA are better than Mitchell's, at AA across the board.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:23 AM) Trouts level as a prospect. As excited as everyone is about Mitchell, Trout's 2012 numbers at AAA are better than Mitchell's, at AA across the board. Is there any way to even that out for ballpark factors, though? Putting those numbers up in Birmingham and the Southern League is more impressive to me. A lot of those XB hits will fly out of USCF in the summertime. Not so in BIRM.
April 27, 201213 yr Can phegley play any other position besides catcher which seems to be blocked ate major league level could they groom him for any other position? He seems to get hits when the rest of the team goes hitless.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (forrestg @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 12:11 PM) Can phegley play any other position besides catcher which seems to be blocked ate major league level could they groom him for any other position? He seems to get hits when the rest of the team goes hitless. He's not necessarily blocked. AJ could very well be gone next year, or even during this year, and they may elect to split time between Flowers and Phegley and see who sticks, with the other backing up. Also, for catchers, keep an eye on Kevan Smith, but he's a lot further away from being ready.
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:40 AM) Is there any way to even that out for ballpark factors, though? Putting those numbers up in Birmingham and the Southern League is more impressive to me. A lot of those XB hits will fly out of USCF in the summertime. Not so in BIRM. Yes, there are park factors for each minor league park. Here's what the internet yields (2010 factors, there have to be updated 2011 somewhere) http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/oracle...rk_multipliers/
April 27, 201213 yr QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 12:51 PM) Yes, there are park factors for each minor league park. Here's what the internet yields (2010 factors, there have to be updated 2011 somewhere) http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/oracle...rk_multipliers/ Wow, Birmingham is very close to neutral for all except homers.
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