Anno Catuli
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Likely to see all four at the end of the year
Likely to see all four at the end of the year
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Vitters sucks. But Rizzo is finally in the big leagues :yeah:
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He should be in the middle of the order. I talked about Bobby Cox's approach to throw guys into the fire so to speak.
Rizzo had a real brief interview on the broadcast. He was asked if it was happiness or relief to be called up. He said it was a relief. Glad to hit the ball well in his last AB because he hadn't been hitting well recently (0 for his last 9). Thanked the coaches, teammates, staff, and fans.
As if anyone else had to tell you that this is a good kid with a lot of talent, and anyone rooting against him is either really petty or really dumb.
Rizzo had a real brief interview on the broadcast. He was asked if it was happiness or relief to be called up. He said it was a relief. Glad to hit the ball well in his last AB because he hadn't been hitting well recently (0 for his last 9). Thanked the coaches, teammates, staff, and fans.
As if anyone else had to tell you that this is a good kid with a lot of talent, and anyone rooting against him is either really petty or really dumb.
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Vitters doesn't suck at all.
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He is in the middle ground of guys with a chance to be a good major leaguer but a lot of things stacked against him to reach that point.
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Even though he is only 22 (seems like he has been around forever) he hasn't shown much to impress
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i'd give him a few more years, i don't think we expect all players to figure it out in their early 20s
i would be more concerned if he hasn't made progress by the time he's 24-25
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Five years in though, you would expect him to be ready for the bigs
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The idea that he is going to be an all-star level player is pretty much gone at this point. It could happen, but it is a very, very long shot. The odds of him being a league average position players has gone up quite a bit with what he has shown this year though. Odds still aren't great, but he is far from done either.
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And two major injuries that sidelined him for the better part of a full season.
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Wonder why that would be....
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.291 with 12 HR, 18 2B, and an .817 OPS halfway through his first season at AAA... not exactly what many would call "sucking". Especially when he's been extremely hot the past month or so. Hell, the guy has actually dropped his K-rate to around 80 for a full season the past two years. Developing well as a defensive 3B.
Almost looks like he's putting it together...
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It would be nice if he did put it together. There is a lot of potential in that bat.
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I sure hope all you Cub fans get WCIU. If not you will miss his debut
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Don't remind me Anno
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https://twitter.com/RandyPete/status/217339190990475264
Again if you are rooting for this kid to fail, you are either really petty or really dumb.
Again if you are rooting for this kid to fail, you are either really petty or really dumb.
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I watch the games through the mlb.tv broadcasts. So, I get all of the games unless they are playing the Astros. Then, I can just turn on the TV and watch the Astros' broadcast.