Comments on: Daily Prospect Report 3/18/08

By: That's a Winner

That's a Winner — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:35:53 +0000

Hi everyone. First time posting on FR but I stop over and read the posts here all the time, great stuff. I may have to post here more often since I HATE the new VEB format because they took away my favorite part of the site, ME!!!! Thats right I was lost in the move. The tech guys are working on it but I think they may have bigger problems since I can’t even sign up for a new account. IE says Done, error on page every time, even on bleed cubbie blue so it has something to do with that damm new format.

I would love to know if it’s true Marti, after swimming from Cuba to Florida for ST, thought the swim was too easy and is planing to swim from Florida to Memphis via the Mighty Mississippi. He’ll prove who is really mighty.

By: fewgoodcards

fewgoodcards — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:21:59 +0000

i was a fan of kopp before the draft, and i am happy to see him pitching well. according to derrick goold he was averaging 93 and touched 95 with his fastball yesterday.

By: ridgesee

ridgesee — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:05:36 +0000

no, seems to me Hill gets his hits. I’m glad he is at PB this year. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him invade Springfield sometime this year.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:26:58 +0000

Is it just me or does Steven Hill get a couple of hits everyday?

By: Hugo

Hugo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:49:39 +0000

Az, I agree with you on Hamilton I beleive. To me Hamilton has the raw stuff to be good but I peg him as a Russell Branyan type player eventually, weak on everything but power, you will get homers but not much else from him. I hope I am wrong but that is how I peg him right now.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:48:32 +0000

Thanks for the updates, Erik.
I’d love to see a Memphis rotation that includes Walters, Garcia, and McClellan, but I guess that ain’t gonna happen. Not for awhile, anyway.

I think Daryl Jones’ “tools” have to be called hypothetical at this point; he’s never hit for average, his isolated slugging is under .100, his SB% is mediocre, and I haven’t heard anyone rave about his range or arm in the outfield lately. I’m afraid sometimes Black Guy Who Runs Well = Toolsy, much like Short White Guy = Scrappy.

Jones is smallish for an outfielder, so I doubt he’ll ever be even a 20-HR guy. Also DJ needs an injection of Colby Rasmus’ Transcendent Strikezone Management Elixir.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:05:43 +0000

David Kopp is the Mark Hamilton of pitchers for me. I seem to be the odd man out with regards to him because I’m not a believer. O’Leary loves his mechanics fwiw.

By: the red baron

the red baron — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:55:48 +0000

I would love to see Jones and Pham put it together. After seeing the video of Jones’ swing, it’s hard to believe it’s going to happen, but hey, that’s sort of what Curtis Granderson’s swing looked like early in his career too.

Founding member of the David Kopp bandwagon right her, by the way. Come on, David!!!