redsoxsuck05 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: If you're gonna comp him to a bust, at least say Jurickson Profar or someone who kind of matches his profile as a player or Austin Meadows who had a lot of the same strengths as Robles, then busted. Neither of those guys are busts tho. Especially Meadows...he was a victim of the Pirates and is in a real org now. Edited September 9, 2018 by redsoxsuck05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Just now, redsoxsuck05 said: Neither of those guys are busts tho. Especially Meadows...he was a victim of the Pirates and is in a real org now. A solid takeaway from that post is that guys with elite defense and contact abilities don't really bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 28 minutes ago, ramssuperbowl99 said: Drew Henson Bubba Starling Delmon Young Josh Vitters (I think he played OF before the end tbh) Donovan Tate Josh Hamilton (temporarily) Lastings Milledge I can keep going this is real easy. And I can name a bunch more guys who Robles is a better comp to before Cameron Maybin. Henson, Vitters, Starling, Milledge, and Tate, were never top 5 prospects. Milledge might have squeaked into a top 10 list. That leaves Young and Hamilton, and neither one of them is considered a 4th OFer for their career. So, like I said, Cameron Maybin. Maybe Byron Buxton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuy82 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Austin Meadows was balling out at Durham last I checked. Wouldn't say he's a bust yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 11:55 AM, Slateman said: Henson, Vitters, Starling, Milledge, and Tate, were never top 5 prospects. Milledge might have squeaked into a top 10 list. That leaves Young and Hamilton, and neither one of them is considered a 4th OFer for their career. So, like I said, Cameron Maybin. Maybe Byron Buxton Vitters topped out at like 15 though. He's not that far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Vitters topped out at like 15 though. He's not that far off. Hes a long way off and was never a 5 tool player. Or even a 4 tool one .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 12 hours ago, Slateman said: Hes a long way off and was never a 5 tool player. Or even a 4 tool one .... That is also accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 23 hours ago, hrubes20 said: That is also accurate. Not a 5 tool guy RIGHT NOW, but we’ve seen so many guys hit a switch and hit 25 homeruns in heir mid-20s. Idk much about Robles but scouts probably tap him as an Alex Rios type where it’ll eventually click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, redsoxsuck05 said: Not a 5 tool guy RIGHT NOW, but we’ve seen so many guys hit a switch and hit 25 homeruns in heir mid-20s. Idk much about Robles but scouts probably tap him as an Alex Rios type where it’ll eventually click. I was talking about Josh Vitters. Robles was the prospect with 5 tool talent. Vitters never had speed, and only a few thought he could be a plus defender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, hrubes20 said: I was talking about Josh Vitters. Robles was the prospect with 5 tool talent. Vitters never had speed, and only a few thought he could be a plus defender. I thought he was at least an average runner. My bad. And really I shouldn't even have answered the question, because it's a silly question on it's face. Robles isn't like most uber-athletic, 70+ raw power at 18, we're not sure he can hit position players who bust. We know the defense and the baserunning will translate. We have absolutely no reason to suspect he's going to struggle to put the ball in play. The only real question mark is power. Cameron Maybin is a really, really bad comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSUeagles14 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 1:31 PM, ramssuperbowl99 said: If you're gonna comp him to a bust, at least say Jurickson Profar or someone who kind of matches his profile as a player or Austin Meadows who had a lot of the same strengths as Robles, then busted. did you just call meadows a bust? He faired ok in his first taste with pittsburgh and then destroyed in his short time at durham at 23. Hes far from a bust right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/09/17/2492455683/1537228388818/asset_2500K.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Moniak’s slash from 7/6 was .312/.365/.487 Don’t write the kid off yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, redsoxsuck05 said: Moniak’s slash from 7/6 was .312/.365/.487 Don’t write the kid off yet. He's not a complete non-prospect, but he's closer to that than being someone to get excited about. Just a horrendous 1st overall pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Wasn't in love with his work, but he wasn't terrible as a go-to for more obscure prospects in unfamiliar farm systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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