The 500 ft + shot

The Mighty Men · Post by **The Mighty Men** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:07 am

In case you haven't read about it. Apparently the center field board is 65 feet high, too.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news ... &fext=.jsp

That makes 14 HR so far this year for Stanton. I'm glad to pump him and rev those FAAB engines 3 weeks early, as Stanton is safely tucked away on our St. Louis main event team. Vroom, vroom!

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:13 am

hate to burst your bubble, but unless he fixes his contact rate, he will be another kyle blanks (or worse). he's a bust this year. maybe next year too. he will tie up roster spots and be a zero this year. he was available in my main event league last week and you know what i bid...yep, zero

Red Sox Nation · Post by **Red Sox Nation** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:18 am

Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

In case you haven't read about it. Apparently the center field board is 65 feet high, too.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news ... &fext=.jsp

That makes 14 HR so far this year for Stanton. I'm glad to pump him and rev those FAAB engines 3 weeks early, as Stanton is safely tucked away on our St. Louis main event team. Vroom, vroom! Is someone trying to take the focus off of Starlin Castro?

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:18 am

Originally posted by Red Sox Nation:

quote:Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

In case you haven't read about it. Apparently the center field board is 65 feet high, too.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news ... &fext=.jsp

That makes 14 HR so far this year for Stanton. I'm glad to pump him and rev those FAAB engines 3 weeks early, as Stanton is safely tucked away on our St. Louis main event team. Vroom, vroom! Is someone trying to take the focus off of Starlin Castro? [/QUOTE]

ya, the curtain comes up on guys like stanton as soon as you look at the contact rate.

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:34 am

oh i don't know; ugla and car go have had some pretty low contact rates and have been seen on some good teams. i will say that i might be more worried about brian mcann and his contact rate if i owned him. after putting on his goggles today he was happy to report he could see everything but a baseball very clearly.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:39 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

oh i don't know; ugla and car go have had some pretty low contact rates and have been seen on some good teams. sorry, both uggla and cargo had better AA contact rates than stanton. it might help to do some research b4 posting. just a tip

[ May 07, 2010, 05:42 PM: Message edited by: Gekko ]

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Fri May 07, 2010 11:41 am

Originally posted by headhunters:

i will say that i might be more worried about brian mcann and his contact rate if i owned him. after putting on his goggles today he was happy to report he could see everything but a baseball very clearly. worried?? worry about a baseball player and how he impacts your team?? nah, i save the worrying for the important stuff in life. if mccann doesn't work out, you just move on to Plan B. some owners like you will spend hours and hours worrying about this stuff. whatever happens, happens. when you evolve as a fantasy player, you'll start to realize that

Money · Post by **Money** » Fri May 07, 2010 5:00 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by headhunters:

i will say that i might be more worried about brian mcann and his contact rate if i owned him. after putting on his goggles today he was happy to report he could see everything but a baseball very clearly. worried?? worry about a baseball player and how he impacts your team?? nah, i save the worrying for the important stuff in life. if mccann doesn't work out, you just move on to Plan B. some owners like you will spend hours and hours worrying about this stuff. whatever happens, happens. when you evolve as a fantasy player, you'll start to realize that [/QUOTE]All you need to do headhunter is figure out when to play Padilla or not to play him and you'll be just fine.

qwise12 · Post by **qwise12** » Sat May 08, 2010 12:59 am

Have you ever seen Stanton even play???????????

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sat May 08, 2010 1:11 am

Originally posted by qwise12:

Have you ever seen Stanton even play??????????? i don't watch major league games, let alone double a games.

have you seen his contact rate?

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Sat May 08, 2010 3:56 am

A somewhat interesting Stanton story. A girl who works for us has dated him a bit. She asks if I would want a signed baseball. She asked do you want it personalized- I say no. It comes back personalized and says his agent was there and he was scared to death b/c his agent insists upon personalizing every ball where he signs the sweet spot. It starts already. What do you have to say about this Scott Boras?

The Mighty Men · Post by **The Mighty Men** » Sat May 08, 2010 4:36 am

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

A somewhat interesting Stanton story. A girl who works for us has dated him a bit. She asks if I would want a signed baseball. She asked do you want it personalized- I say no. It comes back personalized and says his agent was there and he was scared to death b/c his agent insists upon personalizing every ball where he signs the sweet spot. It starts already. What do you have to say about this Scott Boras? Why would he sign baseballs with such a bad contact rate?

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sat May 08, 2010 4:42 am

Originally posted by The Mighty Men:

Why would he sign baseballs with such a bad contact rate? he improves his contact rate with each baseball autographed, right?

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Sun May 09, 2010 3:03 am

I realize this is Minors vs Majors, But the contact rate is not that bad when considering today's ballplayer and its getting better.

Stanton 100 abs, 31K, and 26BB

Kemp, 124ab 34K and 13 BB

Longoria 114ab, 27K , 15 BB

Wright , 104ab, 37K, 24BB

J Upton, 119ab, 43K , 14BB

Votto 107ab, 30K, 22BB

Reynolds 109ab, 37K, 19BB

whipsaw · Post by **whipsaw** » Sun May 09, 2010 4:32 am

Originally posted by Dub:

I realize this is Minors vs Majors, But the contact rate is not that bad when considering today's ballplayer and its getting better.

Stanton 100 abs, 31K, and 26BB

Kemp, 124ab 34K and 13 BB

Longoria 114ab, 27K , 15 BB

Wright , 104ab, 37K, 24BB

J Upton, 119ab, 43K , 14BB

Votto 107ab, 30K, 22BB

Reynolds 109ab, 37K, 19BB A lot of Stanton's BB's are either completely intentional or at least quasi-intentional. Pitchers there are just not pitching to him.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:20 am

Originally posted by Dub:

I realize this is Minors vs Majors, But the contact rate is not that bad when considering today's ballplayer and its getting better.

Stanton 100 abs, 31K, and 26BB

Kemp, 124ab 34K and 13 BB

Longoria 114ab, 27K , 15 BB

Wright , 104ab, 37K, 24BB

J Upton, 119ab, 43K , 14BB

Votto 107ab, 30K, 22BB

Reynolds 109ab, 37K, 19BB you are comparing a player's contact rate in AA to major leaguers contact rate???? wow! some of you just don't get it

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:41 am

Originally posted by Dub:

I realize this is Minors vs Majors, But the contact rate is not that bad when considering today's ballplayer and its getting better.

Stanton 100 abs, 31K, and 26BB

Kemp, 124ab 34K and 13 BB

Longoria 114ab, 27K , 15 BB

Wright , 104ab, 37K, 24BB

J Upton, 119ab, 43K , 14BB

Votto 107ab, 30K, 22BB

Reynolds 109ab, 37K, 19BB Nope, it's really bad. Ryan Howard level. The difference here is that the other guys you mentioned will fix theirs in a larger sample. I don't think you could say that about Stanton. He did the same thing last year.

Also, you're comparing minor league stats to major league stats. He will K more in the majors.

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:43 am

Sorry Gek, didn't see your post.

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:59 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dub:

I realize this is Minors vs Majors,....

a player's contact rate in AA to major leaguers contact rate???? wow! some of you just don't get it Sheesh- don't you read?

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:04 am

Originally posted by bjoak:

quote:Originally posted by Dub:

I realize this is Minors vs Majors, But the contact rate is not that bad when considering today's ballplayer and its getting better.

Stanton 100 abs, 31K, and 26BB

Kemp, 124ab 34K and 13 BB

Longoria 114ab, 27K , 15 BB

Wright , 104ab, 37K, 24BB

J Upton, 119ab, 43K , 14BB

Votto 107ab, 30K, 22BB

Reynolds 109ab, 37K, 19BB Nope, it's really bad. Ryan Howard level. The difference here is that the other guys you mentioned will fix theirs in a larger sample. I don't think you could say that about Stanton. He did the same thing last year.

Also, you're comparing minor league stats to major league stats. He will K more in the majors. [/QUOTE]True- but I would expect a 20 year old to improve more at this point in his career compared to some of the other. Also, Reynolds' rate will NOT correct in any sample size.

Stanton will be a big time fantasy player- maybe not this year, but next and for years to come, baring injury.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:10 am

Originally posted by Dub:

True- but I would expect a 20 year old to improve more at this point in his career compared to some of the other. Dub - a 20 year old moving from AA to the bigs will likely K more (and maybe a lot more). i might buy stanton in the 2012 season

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:17 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Dub:

True- but I would expect a 20 year old to improve more at this point in his career compared to some of the other. Dub - a 20 year old moving from AA to the bigs will likely K more (and maybe a lot more). i might buy stanton in the 2012 season [/QUOTE]Here's the deal- if you are in a 15 teamer and chasing power, there arent many upside choices. Stanton might provide this power that is not available.- then again, he might not even get a call up. He is worth a couple of dollars in any league in which he was drafted and dropped IMHO. BUT I wouldnt carry him past mid June if not called up.

[ May 09, 2010, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: Dub ]

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:20 am

Originally posted by Dub:

Here's the deal- if you are in a 15 teamer and chasing power, there arent many upside choices. Stanton might provide this power that is not available scotty hairston. power and some speed and a better avg than stanton will have.

Dub · Post by **Dub** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:22 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

quote:Originally posted by Dub:

Here's the deal- if you are in a 15 teamer and chasing power, there arent many upside choices. Stanton might provide this power that is not available scotty hairston. power and some speed and a better avg than stanton will have. [/QUOTE]I like S Hariston. I own him in one league. I wish his manager liked him more.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun May 09, 2010 6:24 am

Originally posted by Dub:

I like S Hariston. I own him in one league. I wish his manager liked him more. blanks rate is gonna get him a trip to minors. venable K rate is terrible too. gonzo could get moved. Harry looks to be in line for some good PT if i'm reading the tea leaves corectly. just needs to stay healthy (been a problem for him)