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  1. Brewcrew82
    Not unless he totally revamps his swing to get more loft and tap into the raw power. He's already 24 and hasn't produced more than average power in the minors. A superstar outfielder, such as the Acunas and Rodriguezes of the world, hits for power in addition to everything else. Chourio is the one whose potential is off the charts and is a potential superstar.
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    Let's put it this way, I'm more confident in Chourio and Frelick reaching their ceilings than I am Mitchell. There's a reason why those guys are showing up all over prospect lists and Mitchell hasn't in a while now. Mitchell's swing continues to prevent him from tapping into his raw power and his K rate remains a concern. A talented player no doubt, but still down a tier from those guys. Given our OF depth, he could prove to be expendable in the right trade, as you generally have to give talent to get talent.
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    Best GM in our history to this point. That's how he'll be remembered. Hopefully, Arnold can finish his work and take us to the promised land.
  4. Brewcrew82
    Best GM in our history to this point. That's how he'll be remembered. Hopefully, Arnold can finish his work and take us to the promised land.
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    I think most people are expecting the pitching to perform more in line with 2021 assuming a healthy rotation. There's also been the talk by the FO of adding more pitching depth as a kind of insurance policy that we didn't have this past season when we had to trot out Alexander, Chi Chi, etc. We'll probably need another high-leverage bullpen arm or two, in addition, but we're pretty well set there to compete at the level other NL contenders. I agree that what we lack compared to other contenders are top of the line bats. Guys that can you can comfortably slot in at the top of the order who will OPS above .800, getting on base and knocking other runners in. The Phillies, for example, will trot out Schwarber, Hoskins, Harper, and Realmuto to start tonight. While we have some guys with speed who can get on base (i.e. Yelich, Frelick?, Mitchell?, etc.), we just don't have the consistent run producers to follow them. How many times this year did we have guys on to lead off an inning only to watch the next couple of guys strikeout or ground out weakly and leave the runners stranded? Just no ability to sustain an inning and produce runs in the absence of a HR. Why I think we need to take a serious look at guys like Jansen, Abreu, etc.
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    Not enough imo. It will get you fairly close on BTV (though still not all the way there), but I think it has Woodruff pegged too low in this case. There's no reason why there should be a 40 MTV difference btw Burnes and Woodruff. Burnes obviously should be higher, but not by that much considering they both have the same amount of control and a similar fWAR since 2019. It is better to use the Castillo trade as the measuring stick here, which is at least two top 100 prospects. O'Hoppe is one and is similar to Marte, but then you need another one in addition, which would have to be Neto. Unless the FO is higher than the prospect evaluators on Bush like they were with Gasser.
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    I like Mitchell as much as anyone, but he's still got a ways to go before becoming a superstar. His K rate during his short MLB stint is concerning and he has yet to tap into his raw power, with his swing plane continuing to hold him back in that regard. Also, we are not going to have enough room for all of these outfielders. One of them will eventually have to be traded. With Chourio rocketing through the minors, Frelick the best pure hitter, and Wiemer the ideal RF candidate, Mitchell does become expendable if we can get a valuable piece in return. Jansen would certainly be that as a potential all-star upgrade over Caratini/Feliciano.
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    That's why I said he's no "certainty". But it's also true that he's on a level that is rare for someone that young, and almost all of his counterparts in that sense became superstar players in the game. His arm is no worse than Lorenzo Cain's, and Cain was one of the best CF of his generation. 70-grade (projected) CF defense is 70-grade CF defense.
  9. Brewcrew82
    Yeah. I think MA wanted Stearns to commit beyond this year, and when Stearns couldn't do that, they came to the decision for Stearns to step down and take the year off. Hope he spurns the Mets and goes to the Yankees or the Astros. I'm assuming he'll end up there, though, despite what Cohen said today.
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    Again, you didn’t just say that Stearns was ”as good as gone”. You consistently said throughout the course of the season that Stearns was as good as gone AND that he was actively sabotaging the team and compromising our long-term prospects as a result. That’s why you were mocked, and should still be mocked, especially considering your new-found conspiracy theory that Stearns was telling Eppler what moves to make for the Mets during the season. I was wrong about Stearns leaving. And so were the insiders I was largely basing my opinion on, such as Robert Murray.
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    Somewhat surprised Yelich wasn't nominated lol
  12. Brewcrew82
    Somewhat surprised Yelich wasn't nominated lol
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    Interesting cause almost all experts and scouts have him destined for CF, where he has the potential to be elite. I personally don't see anything that would force him over to the corner. I like Quero, too, and think he's a top 100 prospect at this point, but Chourio is on a different level right now especially with the bat. Among the rarest of levels for someone that age.
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    Literally no one else agrees with the bizarre conspiracy theories you keep cooking up. Look in the mirror.
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    They likely view him in the same way they viewed Jacob Nottingham. Expendable organizational depth that they don't want to depend upon for a meaningful role.
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    Not to mention trading all three of them in the same offseason would send us into a full-fledged rebuild regardless of who we get in return. We're not making the playoffs or even sniffing the playoffs in that scenario.
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    Chourio is projected as a future 70-grade defender in CF with 70-grade speed. That's in addition to his bat which is significantly more advanced at a younger age than Quero. So I don't quite get where you're going there considering CF defense is just as key as C defense.
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    Yeah, obviously expectations should be tempered as with any other prospect. But what Chourio did this year at his age (youngest player in full-season ball) and at such an advanced level is different from what Weeks ever did or most players for that matter. It's right up there with what guys such as Soto, Vlad Jr. Acuna, Tatis Jr, Franco, etc. accomplished at the same stage. I just don't see any other player from Appleton with that same ability. Quero is the closest, but he's also older than Chourio. I also NEVER said that this means Chourio will put up the same type of production as Soto during his MLB career. Just that he's in the same rarified air prospect-wise ATM.
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    Huh? Both Soto and Chourio put up a wRC+ of 170 at age 18 in low-A, with Soto's production coming in significantly fewer at-bats than Chourio. If you want to talk about a class of its own, Griffey Jr (1.049 OPS in A- at 17!) and Alex Rodriguez (.948 OPS in AAA at 18) are probably that.
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    I don't see why he wouldn't be in Soto's class, either, ATM, considering he progressed further than Soto did at age 18.
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    I was referring to Braggs and Weeks. Griffey is obviously one of the standard-bearers (if not THE standard-bearer) for a teenage phenom.
  22. Brewcrew82
    How about a new thread to recognize and discuss our new POBO? Magic Matt already making moves!
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    Those guys didn't do what Chourio is doing at 18 years old. They were still in high school and then proceeded to spend a couple years in college before getting drafted. Chourio is on the Griffey, Soto, Rodriguez, etc. trend right now. Doesn't mean he's a certainty, but those kinds of players don't come around often.
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    That farm system also didn't have an 18 year old phenom who is trending to becoming the best prospect in the game in short order. Frelick is almost to where Braun was, though the power obviously puts Braun ahead. And Mitchell, Wiemer 2022 > Cain and Brantley in 2007. Jeffress was a flamethrower who ended up making one all-star appearance as a reliever, so I would compare him to an Abner Uribe. And that doesn't take into account guys like Quero, Turang, etc. Bottom line, is the farm system is becoming increasingly loaded and is very comparable to that 2007 group, if not superior to it.
  25. Brewcrew82
    This is patently false. You do realize the Mets requested an interview with Arnold and were denied just last year??? Before that, he was the runner-up to lead the Angels FO.
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