Posted by nauds3000 on 5/23/2011 7:37:00 PM (view original):
I have a big IFA budget, I'll probably end up having to drop 15-20 Mil for him... but is he worth it? I'm about 30 games into the season, so still time to sign someone better.
What stumps me is, his fielding, he's not really a 2B, he'll probably end up playing LF.
His speed is great but base running not so much.
Oh, and his health and durability sucks
And not really a power hitter... here are his ratings:
2B - 18 Yrs old
General & Fielding Ratings |
Event |
Season |
Height |
Weight |
OV |
RA |
GL |
AS |
AA |
PC |
DU |
HE |
SP |
PA |
TP |
MK |
Current |
- |
5-9 |
167 |
60 |
70 |
46 |
48 |
46 |
9 |
51 |
65 |
100 |
51 |
50 |
77 |
Projected |
- |
5-9 |
191 |
90 |
79 |
62 |
64 |
64 |
9 |
90 |
76 |
100 |
80 |
47 |
87 |
Batting & Pitching Ratings |
Event |
Season |
CN |
PW |
LH |
RH |
BE |
BR |
BU |
PP |
ST |
CT |
LH |
RH |
VE |
GB |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
P4 |
P5 |
Current |
- |
80 |
48 |
81 |
65 |
63 |
47 |
52 |
41 |
20 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
34 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Projected |
- |
100 |
52 |
96 |
82 |
72 |
59 |
71 |
47 |
29 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
40 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
His health and durability are good if they project to projections. He will play almost every day, and with a training budget set appropriately he will be fine in that regard. I wouldn't worry so much about his baserunning as stolen bases are overrated and actual baserunning plays a small part of the game considering (and at a projected 59 he isn't terrible). The real bonus in his speed is it will significantly help him hitting. With his projected hitting ratings, this guy is going to be a stud. You could play him in the OF or 2B/3B and get away with it. 2B defense is not as important as a lot of people think.
Bottom line is, with splits (assuming he nears projections) at 96/82 and Contact at 100 with speed at 100, the guy is a .340+ hitter waiting to happen.