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« on: April 14, 2008, 10:42:48 AM » |
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Looks like our second baseman of the future is becoming Mr injury prone. Last year he only appeared in 94 games I believe,twice missing time with back problems. Last night Altoona put him on the DL with a hip flexor which has already caused him to miss 7 of their 10 games. I was hoping to see him play for the first time tonight and/or tomorrow,going to see the Curve in Trenton. Last year he was out when I saw Lynchburg play. They seem to think highly of him(he did make AA without alot of experience) and his stats are pretty good but you have to worry a little at the time hes missing with injury.He's played just 159 games since being drafted(he signed quickly too) and is obviously going to miss some more time before he comes back.
I'll have a report later on about James Boone,who has somehow managed to stay healthy for 10 games in a row, and the others. I've already seen Corley play alot,nice swing,good athlete,refuses to take pitches and until he does its going to be hard for him to be taken serious.
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 11:38:03 AM » |
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Corley was killing the ball earlier in the season now in the last 5 games he is mired in a 1 for 20 slump.
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magnumo
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2008, 12:57:54 PM » |
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I agree with omar. The ONLY way Corley makes it is if he improves his plate discipline. Unless Corley does that, the better pitchers at the higher professional levels will tie him in knots. So far, it has been reported that he adamantly refuses all suggestions that he be more selective at the plate. To some degree, that's understandable, due to him having some success. But that success will most likely dwindle as better pitchers get to know him. I predict that Corley will fall off the prospect map this season.
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Will
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 01:11:09 PM » |
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How about Jason Delaney? He's been absolutely killing the ball so far. He's a little old, but he's still hit just about everywhere he's been, with pretty good plate discipline to boot. If he keeps it up, hopefully he'll be moved along to Indy sooner rather than later, and we'll be able to get some idea of whether he can have a big league career.
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81omar
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2008, 01:46:44 PM » |
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I like Delaney,I've seen him play 8 times total at 3 different levels and hes always looked good at the plate,his fielding has left something to be desired. The reason I mentioned Boone is because I havent seen him yet except one game at DH and he was walked twice. They got Jonel Pacheco too who hits the ball real well but is old for the level,I only saw him at low-A ball and he really should've been higher.
A scout told me about Corley that he really likes his ability and his swing but he wont get past AA without learning to lay off pitches,because hes going to get bad pitches to hit as long as he keeps swinging at them
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magnumo
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2008, 02:08:45 PM » |
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I, too, think Delaney has a better chance than Corley. Corley has been hitting pitchers' mistakes at the lower levels. He won't get nearly as many at AA and higher. Delaney's good plate discipline should help him go farther than Corley.
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2008, 02:13:10 PM » |
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While Delaney has a better chance to get to the majors than Corley, I don't think either has much of a chance to be an everyday player. Both need to get to AAA soon, as they are old for their level. A mediocre year at AA turns them into Adam Boeve.
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