Beau Mills to Columbus

Link is to a tweet. In his 61 games in Akron, Mills has OPS'd 880 with 11 HRs. Mills time as a prospect seems long ago, but the first baseman hasn't yet turned 25. Still, his defensive non-value means he'll have to absolutely destroy pitching to ever contribute in the majors and he wasn't reaching the 'destroy' level in Akron.

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It would be nice to have our own Bautista.

by TheDanimal on Jul 22, 2011 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

It would be nice for Mills to sneak back into a Top 30 Prospect list again…

by OscarDog on Jul 22, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

he’ll have to absolutely destroy pitching to ever contribute in the majors and he wasn’t reaching the ‘destroy’ level in Akron

Andrew identifies the key

by APV on Jul 22, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

The fact that he was even approaching the “destroy” level when he was in the “twilight zone” for the past few years is still significant in the fact that he’s not “dead” as a prospect yet. This, of course, is partly due to the fact that LaPorta hasn’t solidified 1B, and at this point, is a long shot to do so in my opinion.

Therefore, Mills still has some relevance, even if it’s still a bit of a long shot (probably no more of a long shot than Adam Miller making it to the Majors and contributing in some role).

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Jul 29, 2011 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Are you high?

Mills is not a prospect. LaPorta sucking as a major leaguer can’t make Mills a prospect.

by Jay on Jul 29, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions

LaPorta sucking as a major leaguer can’t make Mills a prospect.

That is a bummer. We would have quite a few more prospects at this juncture.

Matt LaPorta is the bane of my existence.

by USSChoo on Jul 29, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Bautista is an excellent defender.

@grantgw - sports and Cleveland and Columbus stuff

by woodsmeister on Jul 22, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Plenty of negative UZRs in his career.

by JulioBernazard on Jul 22, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

[converting him to LF joke here]

by JulioBernazard on Jul 22, 2011 1:35 PM EDT reply actions

What can I say except, from all appearances, Mills is a sub-Jordan Brown talent.

by Jay on Jul 23, 2011 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

bingo…

I am waiting to hear a scouting report on him this year. But the last two years were filled with reports of slow hands and slow bat. Not good for a player with his skill set.

by APV on Jul 24, 2011 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Either he’s adapted to the AA level, or something happened to his hands and bat, because he was certainly hitting more like he did in Kinston a few years ago than either of the last 2 years at Akron would suggest. For all practical purposes, he looked to be Minor League depth and that was it, but one can’t say that at this point, especially since 1B is still a position for the taking.

The "cream of the crop" doesn't always rise to the top.

by indiansfan on Jul 29, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions

He got older and stronger, and more experienced at capitalizing on the mistakes of Double-A pitchers. That’s what happened. He’s nearing his peak now, which so far is a good-not-great Double-A player.

by Jay on Jul 29, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t need its own post, but this is a nice article on Abner Abreu, who is on fire at Kinston right now:

link

by mcrose on Jul 24, 2011 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

Part of me wishes he does really well in AAA these last months and we can move him in the offseason. But the realist in me realizes that we will probably hold onto him if he does do that.

by Toxicadam on Jul 25, 2011 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t think he can suddenly attain trade value based on two months in Triple-A at age 25.

by Jay on Jul 25, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ve got Ed Wade on the phone for you, Jay.

by afh4 on Jul 25, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.

by emd2k3 on Jul 25, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

I don’t think Beau Mills would be the centerpiece of a trade, but could be used as a piece of another trade. You don’t think a player that was seen by many teams as a first round talent just a few years ago still doesn’t have some value? Or does every organization have a Beau Mills in their pipeline somewhere in the system?

by Toxicadam on Jul 25, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions

His only value is his draft pedigree, and that was four years ago — and it’s not like he was #1 overall or even #10 overall. No, I don’t think he has any value to a major league team, unless you count Japan, where he may well end up at some point. I see him as an Indy League player, basically.

by Jay on Jul 25, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

So you’re saying there’s a chance!

by emd2k3 on Jul 25, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

In Japan, yes, a slim chance.

by Jay on Jul 26, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Every team has a Beau Mills in their pipeline, I’m sure. But only one could say it was in their bloodline too. READ THIS ED WADE.

"I want to be playing at the end of October or the end of September -- not just at the beginning of April." —Grady

by westbrook on Jul 26, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

I saw Beau hit a ball very, very far last month. He has a nice swing. I’m just saying. He will at the very least make a major league appearance one day. I’m confident in that.

by jhon on Jul 25, 2011 10:23 PM EDT reply actions