The marlins 6th overall pick, Kyle Skipworth, is hitting .189 at greensboro. through 169 at bats he has 32 hits 69 strike outs and 14 walks. through his last 15 at bats he has one hit with 11 strike outs. his last 11 at bats has 9 strike outs and no hits. Kyle has been hitting under .200 the entire season i find it to be a big concern since he is playing in GREENSBORO LOW CLASS A, a dream for hitters. he also struggled in rookie ball last season hitting .208.

is it too early to declare bust on skipworth?? i would have liked to see the marlins draft Yonder Alonso instead.

wat do u guys think??

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Too early but yeah it's brutal. If he keeps it up this would rank up there with our worst draft picks ever.

Whats his defence like? And is he any good at throwing out runners?

Right now Skipworth is probably the lowest-performing of any 1st round (non-supplemental) pick. Several of the guys drafted behind him have already made it to the majors. One guy the Marlins should have taken instead was former top college catcher Jason Castro, who is moving along very fast in the Astros' system.

Perhaps a move to Jamestown in a week or so when that league starts would help? His K numbers are scary, as for his defense it was supposed to be above average when he was drafted, a complete package.

If we had a slightly crappier record in 2007, we could have gone after Buster Posey, who could be SF's starting catcher by next Opening Day.

 

Although, we're probably too cheap to have signed him, because his bonus was about $8 million.

Well hey if we suck enought this year we can get bryce harper in the 2010 draft who's a beastly catcher.

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Too early but yeah it's brutal. If he keeps it up this would rank up there with our worst draft picks ever.

 

He was considered the best catcher in the draft by pretty much everyone, so I dont think you can look down on the Marlins FO for it. That said, he just turned 19 and has all the necessary tools to turn it around and be the bat he was projected to be.

When Kile was drafted, who was he compared to? If anyone remembers.

Joe Mauer.

Joe Mauer.

 

Wow! He better turn it around fast.

I watched Posey in the college world series, I wanted to draft him really badly. Sad when he got picked just before we had the chance. Posey was batting like .450 and could throw a 95 MPH fastball. Only real thing I knew about Skipworth was that he had 19 consecutive hits in high school, which was some sort of California record.

Joe Mauer.

 

Wow! He better turn it around fast.

It was a shallow comparison. Both from prep schools and both catchers. That's all it took.

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Too early but yeah it's brutal. If he keeps it up this would rank up there with our worst draft picks ever.

 

He was considered the best catcher in the draft by pretty much everyone, so I dont think you can look down on the Marlins FO for it. That said, he just turned 19 and has all the necessary tools to turn it around and be the bat he was projected to be.

 

Yeah I just mean in terms of picks not turning out. I had no problem with the selection, especially since we have no catching prospects in the system.

I pray that he pans out like Mauer, good defensively and great offensively.

 

I doubt he'll put up the power numbers that Mauer has this season though.

You don't draft high school catchers in the first. It's the largest flame out of any position.

 

Horrible Pick. Hated it then, hate it now. Wanted Crow. (Despite the contract issues, still the better pick).

Crow wouldn't have signed though. I still really wanted Posey, he is going to be a very good MLB player, but again he wouldn't have signed with the marlins either.

 

But even if we weren't able to sign them, we would've gotten the first round pick and would've been able to draft a guy like Alex White or Jacob Turner.

You never know...he could be a late bloomer. Still way early.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2008/12.shtml

 

Who would currently be considered our best pick in 2008?

 

I mean we all know Michael Stanton was the best pick in 2007.

I liked the pick, and I still like it. Give him time.

http://www.thebaseba...t/2008/12.shtml

 

Who would currently be considered our best pick in 2008?

 

I mean we all know Michael Stanton was the best pick in 2007.

 

 

Way too early to say considering short season ball hasn't even started yet.

But it'll probably come from one of the pitchers we took from round 2-15. Almost all of them have real nice potentiel.

Crow wouldn't have signed though. I still really wanted Posey, he is going to be a very good MLB player, but again he wouldn't have signed with the marlins either.

 

But even if we weren't able to sign them, we would've gotten the first round pick and would've been able to draft a guy like Alex White or Jacob Turner.

 

 

The draft is the one thing the FO spends money on

So far the best pick from 08 would either be Graham Johnson or Issac Galloway(steal of the draft). Blake Brewer and Edgar Olmos have great potential as well.

Skipworth was NOT the best catcher in the '08 Draft. He was the best high school catcher, but that really isn't saying a whole lot. This is the first time I've heard the Joe Mauer comparison.

 

Posey was the best overall catcher in the draft, without any argument. He absolutely demolished ACC pitching all of 2008 (and 2007).

What happens if he finishes up the season hitting around .200? Does he just come into 2010 hitting at such a low level? Do you approach your No.1 pick a bit differently or do you wait for him to have some success at a level before moving him up?