Y2Jimmy0 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 http://espn.go.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/...0-prospects-mlb Law has Tim Anderson at #45. These are some notes: Came to baseball late, already having success at AA is a testament to outsized athletic abilities. Law asks if he's an 8-9 hole hitter or top of the order bat. Plus-Plus runner, good actions at SS. Magallanes really helped him in this regard. Overly aggressive approach and poor pitch recognition. Law says that the player Anderson is now is a big leaguer that projects as bottom of order bat that hits .280 with low OBP, Above average defense at SS and a ton of stolen bases. Law says Anderson has the potential to be "so much more" if he develops any plan at the plate. Says he needs another year in the minor leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 That actually sounds just about right for Anderson. I really hope Sox don't rush him and give him a full year to continue to develop his plate discipline and approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Also, what a testament to the work he has put in that he would be an "above average" SS right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Agree with everything Law says and I think he's spot on. Anderson has come a long way in a short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconOnAStick Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Anderson may need a year, but unless Saladino lights the world on fire he has until about June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunt Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So he's Alexei? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo880 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 10:38 AM) Anderson may need a year, but unless Saladino lights the world on fire he has until about June. No one is expecting Saladino to light the world on fire. We will either sign Desmond or they have to accept what Saladino has to offer until Anderson is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 09:19 AM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/...0-prospects-mlb Law has Tim Anderson at #45. These are some notes: Came to baseball late, already having success at AA is a testament to outsized athletic abilities. Law asks if he's an 8-9 hole hitter or top of the order bat. Plus-Plus runner, good actions at SS. Magallanes really helped him in this regard. Overly aggressive approach and poor pitch recognition. Law says that the player Anderson is now is a big leaguer that projects as bottom of order bat that hits .280 with low OBP, Above average defense at SS and a ton of stolen bases. Law says Anderson has the potential to be "so much more" if he develops any plan at the plate. Says he needs another year in the minor leagues. That is a huge difference in just one year defensively. If he can keep making strides, wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Gotta love Anderson's work ethic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nice to hear stuff on minor league instructors like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 .280 hitter....low OBP.....above average defense....tons of SB... You are basically talking about 2014 Jose Reyes or 2005 Jimmy Rollins. Had a 3.5 and 3.9 WAR season respectively... If Tim Anderson is a 3+ SS for us, we are going to be in pretty great shape. There were only 4 of those guys in baseball last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Feb 12, 2016 -> 01:28 AM) .280 hitter....low OBP.....above average defense....tons of SB... You are basically talking about 2014 Jose Reyes or 2005 Jimmy Rollins. Had a 3.5 and 3.9 WAR season respectively... If Tim Anderson is a 3+ SS for us, we are going to be in pretty great shape. There were only 4 of those guys in baseball last season. There were twice that amount. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=...=&players=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/sto...sed-top-100-mlb Carson Fulmer makes the "Just missed" list of ten names just outside his top 100. The write up doesn't say anything he hasn't trumpeted before, citing the reason he missed the top 100 because he has a "very violent" delivery and "works too much out of the zone" to be a big league starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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