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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:09 pm 
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Some might say it is too early to make that proclamation, but as someone that correctly called ...

a) Jake Arrieta as a future Cy Young winner when he had a ~6.00 career ERA
b) Rizzo being vastly superior to Abreu
c) September 2014 prediction that the Cubs make the playoffs in 2015
d) Starlin Castro becoming a preeminent middle infielder
e) Eric Thames as one of the game's top power bats

... well, body of work and all that.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:09 pm 
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:22 pm 
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:39 pm 
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Not to pick nit, but the title makes no sense. If you analyze baseball and are part of a generation, you are a generational baseball analyst.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:39 pm 
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Bad generation.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:01 pm 
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I'm sure he would believe he's the best at everything he does

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:50 pm 
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I'm sure he would believe he's the best at everything he does


Would a lady he meets in a hotel elevator at 3:00 AM come back to his room for a foursome?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:43 am 
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IMU wrote:
Some might say it is too early to make that proclamation, but as someone that correctly called ...

a) Jake Arrieta as a future Cy Young winner when he had a ~6.00 career ERA
b) Rizzo being vastly superior to Abreu
c) September 2014 prediction that the Cubs make the playoffs in 2015
d) Starlin Castro becoming a preeminent middle infielder
e) Eric Thames as one of the game's top power bats

... well, body of work and all that.


I didn't want to do this but you are forcing my hand: in that post from 2014 where you wrote that Baez was bad defensively you also said that Alcantara was a future star.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:44 am 
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You can link me to the post, but I believe I said they both had a ton of potential. I don't believe I made any guarantees on Alcantara's future stardom, but I could be wrong. I don't recall.

In Baez's minor league career, he was bad defensively. His FLD% was between .940 and .970 at various infield positions. Facts are facts. I cannot say I watched a ton of Baez in the minors.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:53 am 
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IMU wrote:
You can link me to the post, but I believe I said they both had a ton of potential. I don't believe I made any guarantees on Alcantara's future stardom, but I could be wrong. I don't recall.

In Baez's minor league career, he was bad defensively. His FLD% was between .940 and .970 at various infield positions. Facts are facts. I cannot say I watched a ton of Baez in the minors.


You were predicting their futures, not detailing their presents.

You already linked it.

I think you are a generational baseball analyst. I'm just keeping you humble.

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