Comments on: Weekend Mailbag – 07.21.06

By: JasonAChurchill

JasonAChurchill — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:35:37 +0000

From what i have heard and seen and watched, Butler is a surefire big leaguer… at least as surefire as any lefty starter the M’s have below AA.

He’s Arthur Rhodes — at worst.

By: OakCreekBall

OakCreekBall — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:16:16 +0000

I’ve been watching Tony Butler pitch for 6 years now and it comes to no surprise to me that he has seen success at every level he has competed at. I’ve faced him a couple of times and you just knew the kid was destined for something big. He’s making a lot of people back home happy but we still cringe everytime we think of the Brewers passing on him in the 2nd a couple days after taking him in for a private bullpen workout at Miller Park. He will definitely have the hometown support behind him when he makes it up to Appleton, WI for the Timber Rattlers. You guys will be pleased when he makes it, and I firmly believe he will.

By: johnb

johnb — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:42:34 +0000

Time for a new post Jason, I just can’t stand looking at Lincoln everytime I log on.

By: Willmore

Willmore — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:49:20 +0000

Hey, Jason, is Garciaparra good enough trade bait for the deadline to warrant some value from other teams ?

By: KB

KB — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:04:11 +0000

If anyone’s interested, 3rd-round pick LHP Anthony Butler was promoted to Everett and started yesterday going 4.0 Innings, givings up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB’s while striking out 4. He also picked off a man at first.

Good to see one of the early-rounders finally local so we can check ‘em out!

By: jhelfgott

jhelfgott — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:12:59 +0000

Lee: If your point is that prospects often fail, all I can say is: duh. You even could have done better with examples than 2 pitchers with dynamite stuff whose careers were ended by horrible arm injuries.

Edman: Snelling´s had one bad month in Tacoma. He hit .301/.391/.507 in June.

60 bad ABs in July, especially when he´s still making solid contact (13Ks, nothing out of the ordinary) and drawing walks (7BB), is pretty far from damning.

By: DIQ

DIQ — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:37:30 +0000

Who says his moping around?

He got off to a slow start. He has nothing left to prove in the minors.

By: Edman

Edman — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:17:22 +0000

If Chris Snelling stays healthy, he will hit in the majors.

He better start hitting AAA pitching, or he’ll never get the chance to prove you right.

I love Snelling as a player, but, if he’s mopping around letting his game slide…….then, he’s only hurting himself. No team is going to promote a player who puts himself into a funk. MLB is hard, and if you don’t have the drive to do whatever it takes to get there……you never will.

He’s running out of time.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:57:19 +0000

I’m aware that we’re talking about hitters. Just bringing up a few examples of well-regarded prospects who didn’t pan out to remind everyone that projections are just that: projections.

For what it’s worth, McDonald didn’t have arm trouble until very late in his career, well after he had failed to live up to expectations.

By: Willmore

Willmore — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:43:37 +0000

the leaves in Piniella’s back yard.