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The nominees for minor league player of the yearby Matt HagenAugust 06, 2009 Comments
Notabravesfan said...
Are you kidding me? After 113 PAs for Heyward in AA, this 19 year old is posting .415/.496/.702 for an OPS of 1.198. 17 of his 39 hits were for extra bases, and he has K/BB ratio is 10/15! Wow…J-Hey for MLPoY!! Posted 08/06 at 10:10 AM
David said...
Make it 3 in a row, it’s Heyward. If he isn’t brought up by the Braves, everyone seems to be promoting these guys quickly. Here’s hoping it’s only a September call up. Posted 08/06 at 12:47 PM
Matt Hagen said...
Good responses, guys. I’m not doubting Heyward’s prospect status, but he is far from a shoo-in. His 14 home runs look pretty puny when you consider that we are talking about the minor league player of the year award. He could win it, but he has work to do. Posted 08/06 at 03:00 PM
Notabravesfan said...
Since when is the HR stat a valuable measure of someone’s power. If you just consider nearly 50% of every hit this guy makes goes for extra bases, that indicates his bat’s got some pop (hopefully not a la Sammy Sosa style). Did David Wright not deserve the nod of the best 3B in the NL because he only had 3 home runs by the season’s midpoint? A .700+ slugging percentage is unreal (combined with a .400+ OBP), his plate discipline is unreal, and this guy is for real. What other comparable minor leaguer with drastically more power is being considered? Posted 08/06 at 03:16 PM
Keith said...
Why is Jennings on this list? There have got to be a dozen players performing better this year, and Jennings isn’t even young for his level. How about Jonathan Gaston? Tyson Gillies? Tyler Flowers? And those are just a handful of better position players. Posted 08/06 at 04:51 PM
Craig said...
How on earth is Chris Carters name not on this list. No ones numbers are as impressive as his at this point. Posted 08/08 at 11:23 AM
Tyler said...
I find it funny that people are discounting Montero in this discussion because he is “out for the year.” Heyward has played in 99 games, while Montero has played in 92 games. Only 7 games difference, but just by reading everyone’s responses, you would think Montero missed the entire season. Also, check Montero’s stats in the FSL compared to Heywards FSL stats (same league, best measurement). Montero’s numbers destroyed Heywards. Posted 09/08 at 05:49 PM
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Its Heyward. He is a pretty easy choice, but the others…. Not big points, but small ones that’ll make Heyward’s road even easier.
Bumgarner is close to getting shut down, so I doubt that he’ll get it.
Montero is out for the year.
Matusz just got called up.