PTBNL to Be Selected Today
According to Hoynes, the Indians will pick the PTBNL today - choosing between Brantley and Green.
Do yourself a favor, refrain from reading the comments to the article. I did and my head is still spinning and my stomach hurts.
While he says the PTBNL will be picked, he doesn't say it will be announced.
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I’m somewhat on the fence about this. As I stated in another thread, I think Brantley probably has the higher ceiling given his age and his incredibly low K% this year….but I also think it is a very risky pick given his total lack of power thus far in his career (and his tendency to hit huge numbers of ground balls). My view of Taylor Green has been that over-achieving, across the board good not great, kind of attitude. However, looking back at his numbers, if you have any positive opinions of Wes Hodges you should really like Taylor Green. He’s basically a year ahead of Hodges on the development curve and has put up much better place discipline numbers with only marginally weaker power.
I guess if the organization really thinks Brantley can add decent power (10-20 HRs with lots of doubles), you pick him. If they really think Green can play a decent 2B, you think a long time about picking him.
by APV on
Sep 30, 2008 11:13 AM EDT
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Better to address the issues up front then to bury them in subtext, I say. I appreciate that you’ve taylored your viewpoint to accommodate Brantley’s curious power numbers; I’m green with envy toward your broad statistical worldview.
by fleerdon on
Sep 30, 2008 2:38 PM EDT
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Yes, it’s a risky pick, but low-ceiling guys are risky, too, just a different kind of risk. All we really know for sure about Hodges and Green is that they’re going to make very good Triple-A third basemen eventually. Beyond that, it’s a crapshoot.
by Jay on
Sep 30, 2008 2:49 PM EDT
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i agree 100%. I think Green (and Hodges) look like pretty mediocre, 1-year fill-in, third baseman. But he might make a more decent 2B, if he can actually play there.
by APV on
Sep 30, 2008 2:52 PM EDT
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Plus, with the emergence of Cord Phelps, there’s not as much organizational need at second anymore.
/balances cage on stick over bait, runs away
by fleerdon on
Sep 30, 2008 2:53 PM EDT
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I believe Peter Gammons already let the cat out of the bag a few nights ago.
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I went back and looked the other day. In the past 12 years, the Indians have had 3 players hit over .300 as a 21 year old (or younger) in AA.
Grady
Asdrubal
Franky Gootz
I don’t know what that means, except that he is a surefire major leaguer one day. What kind of major leaguer, remains to be seen.
by Toxicadam on
Sep 30, 2008 12:00 PM EDT
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I think he meant … surefire to make it to the majors.
by talonk on
Sep 30, 2008 3:53 PM EDT
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Yes. I don’t think the same could be assumed of Green.
by Toxicadam on
Sep 30, 2008 4:24 PM EDT
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“It’s up to Dolan the big tightwad. And don’t give me any "Look at Tamp Bay” crap either Dolan. You puke."
Vox populi!
by odradek on
Sep 30, 2008 3:54 PM EDT
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According to NTR MLB Rumors site, the Indians selected Brantley, as expected.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on
Oct 1, 2008 11:13 PM EDT
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According to an AL executive, the Indians have selected Brewers outfielder Michael Brantley
Link? Is this guy talking to the executive personally?
(Eli did nothing wrong!)?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on
Oct 1, 2008 11:18 PM EDT
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