Ok show me an example of one who hit all of his max projections. His growth will slow like every other player. Will he hit 64-90-75-85-85? Probably. Will he hit 66-97-81-91-97? No. Is he a great hitter when it is all said and done? Yes.

It still all comes down to needs. No trade is ever 100% even. Most people are very stingy with young starting pitchers and I always expect to give up a little more for a starting pitcher than for a LF/1B because just about every single hitter in the league can play those 2 positions.

 

Posted by moethedog on 2/6/2012 10:45:00 AM (view original):

Carmona is a 21 year old guy with two full seasons and part of another in the game.  He has a Makeup of 93.  What makes you think he's maxed out?

I think he picks up 8 pts across the batting board, at least, in the next two seasons.  Might even be12+.  Hire the best batting coach you can find with him.

Can you show me an example of a 21 year old, 93 Makeup guy, with 2.5 years who stops growing substantially?

First, it's not 2.5 years. They've already had Opening Day and 2 Regular Season Dev cycles. He's got 2 more this season, and then his 4th rollover, and then he's at 3.5 years. At that point, development slows substantially, especially in hitting ratings, which I think slow down first of all the ratings.

No one is saying he's done developing. But I think he'll top out around 62-88-73-83-90. That's a great offensive player, especially once you factor in his speed and baserunning. But it's not Babe Ruth, as someone suggsted. There are 4 or 5 hitters in each of my worlds better than this guy, I would say.