Hooper is not ready for the MLB

Says who?

 

Because scouts beg to differ. Name two. John Sickles, MajorBaseballLeague.com

This is all good fun.

 

 

Means absolutely nothing, cause if there is one thing to learn about free agency is that rarely can you accurately predict things.

 

 

I still say Castillo and Lee are definitely gone. I wouldnt be shocked to see one of the other starters either Lowell or Encarnacion gone as well.

 

And quite possibly Redman due to his trade value being higher than its ever been.

Someone who bats in the mid .260's in the minor leagues is not ready for the Show.

 

sure he's fast, sure he has good pitch selection and all that...but it's not all been put together.

 

dont rush him, give him time to get better. Just because we hit the rookie jackpot this year with Dontrelle and Cabrera does not mean that hooper is ready to be brought up just because he has decent numbers.

The guy is 27. He doesn't have as much time as you must think.

 

Decent in AAA does not cut it in the MLB.

 

Tell that to Mike Redmond.

This is all good fun.

 

 

Means absolutely nothing, cause if there is one thing to learn about free agency is that rarely can you accurately predict things.

 

 

I still say Castillo and Lee are definitely gone. I wouldnt be shocked to see one of the other starters either Lowell or Encarnacion gone as well.

 

And quite possibly Redman due to his trade value being higher than its ever been.

So you basicallt think we're having a firesale? :lol

This is all good fun.

 

 

Means absolutely nothing, cause if there is one thing to learn about free agency is that rarely can you accurately predict things.

 

 

I still say Castillo and Lee are definitely gone. I wouldnt be shocked to see one of the other starters either Lowell or Encarnacion gone as well.

 

And quite possibly Redman due to his trade value being higher than its ever been.

So you basicallt think we're having a firesale? :lol i don't know if you were being sarcastic or not, but i think he hit the nail on the head almost perfectly.

 

castillo, lee, enc, and redman should be gone. rotoworld got that part perfectly correct.

Not if it harms the teams production. I don't agree with signing a player as a PR move if it holds the team back.

 

If our FO learned anything this season, it's that players don't attract fans, winning does. Signing Pudge does not give you the best chance to win. Period.

well, besides D-train, we didn't really have any players that the fans could particularly attach to last year. d-train was phenomenal for ticket sales. now that all of miami has been exposed to the marlins, there is no doubt that cabs, beckett, pudge, and d-train will help sell tickets.

where does losing lee, castillo, encarnacion and redman constitute a fire sale?

 

 

especially if they are adequately replaced?

 

 

bottom line...you have 9 starters for 8 every spots.

 

and 6 starting pitchers for 5 starting spots. no team other than the yankees can afford to keep 6 starters no matter how much you people are dreaming.

I would have to say Carny, Lee, Looper, Redman are gone for sure and Castillo a maybe.

Pudge should be re-signed.

Not if it harms the teams production. I don't agree with signing a player as a PR move if it holds the team back.

 

If our FO learned anything this season, it's that players don't attract fans, winning does. Signing Pudge does not give you the best chance to win. Period.

 

In addition, if is true that Guillen is problematic on the club house. Why would you want him here?

Cheap? Productive?

 

And he would probably get along with a care-free fun-loving team like this. Who wouldn't?You guys talk like Pudge was a non factor during the regular season or post season.

 

Let me remind you, that without Pudge we wouldn't be celebrating a World Championship. He was a BIG piece, specialy in the Division Series, and NLCS. He carried the load on the offense. Defensive wise, he was key on the WS since he knew that Yankee offense very well.

 

The team will be completely different without Pudge. What happened to the Marlins during 2003 was something special. Why not keep the nucleous as much as possible?

 

If you have a winning combination, why change it?

And yet, signing him will not give us the best chance to win.

 

Life sucks.

Someone who bats in the mid .260's in the minor leagues is not ready for the Show.

 

sure he's fast, sure he has good pitch selection and all that...but it's not all been put together.

 

dont rush him, give him time to get better. Just because we hit the rookie jackpot this year with Dontrelle and Cabrera does not mean that hooper is ready to be brought up just because he has decent numbers.

The guy is 27. He doesn't have as much time as you must think.

 

Decent in AAA does not cut it in the MLB.

Tell that to Mike Redmond.umm hopper sux man. hes not even a prospect. hes just a regular minor leaguer. he will hit less than gonzales

umm hopper sux man. hes not even a prospect. hes just a regular minor leaguer. he will hit less than gonzales

Thanx for that outstanding scouting report.

 

I'll take your advice over ESPN Scout John Sickels any day!

hey, WC could i get Sickels report?

 

a link?

hey, WC could i get Sickels report?

 

a link?

I like Hooper. I saw him play a lot for Wichita State, and he's surprised a lot of people with how well he's done in the minors. This year, he hit .288 with 17 steals for Triple-A Calgary. Like Eckstein, he is small and doesn't wow scouts, but he works his tail off, knows baseball, and does all the little things right. Like Eckstein, he can play a decent shortstop despite his lack of great tools. Compared to Eckstein, he has a bit less speed and his walk rates haven't been as high, but I wouldn't underestimate Hooper. He's been surprising people since high school.

So, basically, this guy is a worse version of David Eckstein?

 

Pass.

hey, WC could i get Sickels report?

 

a link?

I like Hooper. I saw him play a lot for Wichita State, and he's surprised a lot of people with how well he's done in the minors. This year, he hit .288 with 17 steals for Triple-A Calgary. Like Eckstein, he is small and doesn't wow scouts, but he works his tail off, knows baseball, and does all the little things right. Like Eckstein, he can play a decent shortstop despite his lack of great tools. Compared to Eckstein, he has a bit less speed and his walk rates haven't been as high, but I wouldn't underestimate Hooper. He's been surprising people since high school.

that report is from a couple years ago

 

his playing has gone down since...IMO

Still a determined professional with a bit of speed and the range and arm to man short in AAA could be a decent bench player. He's also a cheaper investment than a Mordecai (love the postseason heroics) or Fox (versatile) or a half-dozen others that could demand two, three, four times the amount of a servicabe rookie.

I have a feeling Hooper will be up next year.

 

Fox will be gone.

I have a feeling Hooper will be up next year.

 

Fox will be gone.

 

Fox will be gone regardless of whether Hooper is playing in the Bigs or not.

I was trying to imply that he will get his job.