0A2C2D3A2C3C4F0 wrote: It seems like over the last few years there have been quite a few of 20, 21, 22 year olds, both pitchers and position players, who get promoted to the MLB level and tear it up right away.
Every time I see a young player like that, I know that if the same player was in the Pirates systems he would still be at Bradenton or Altoona, learning to "experience failure" and the highs and lows of pro ball before he can get promoted to Indy for another full year, much less Pittsburgh.
When was the last time the Pirates brought up someone really young like a 20, 21-year-old?
Jose Guillen was really young when they brought him up(20-21) I think. Had a nice rookie year then later was traded then bounced around for a few years. He broke out at around 30 and ended up getting a few nice paydays. You never know.
Baseball reference has Polanco as a most similar age /stats and Jose Guillen is on that list. :-[
So just maybe we just need to wait a few more years and Polanco will be the player we want.
speaking of Guillen, here is one of his best, if not the best throws:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... FAbXnlzZGQ
Thanks for posting that link. Still gives me goosebumps watching that arm! Unreal
