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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2685 on: July 27, 2015, 03:24:18 pm »
Miguel Amaya, C, Panama:   A defensive oriented catcher with a strong arm, Amaya could develop an average hit tool and power.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 40 | Run: 20 | Arm: 60 | Field: 60
Age: 16 (March 9, 1999) – 6-foot, 160 pounds – Bats: L Throws R
Scouts have seen that Miguel Amaya can hit but he has really impressed them with his defense. Amaya “looks the part” of a catcher, calls a good game and “takes control behind the plate.” Amaya has the potential to have a “plus-arm and could be a plus defender.” The opinions vary slightly on his defense, but according to MLB.com, “it’s impossible to ignore the total package and overall potential he presents.”
Amaya has a smooth swing and hits to all fields – Estimated Signing Bonus: $1.2 million
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2686 on: July 27, 2015, 05:41:28 pm »
Quote from: Ron on July 27, 2015, 11:31:41 am
Who is that guy posing as Javier Baez?

Really quite a bit of difference there from what we saw of him last year.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2687 on: July 27, 2015, 08:01:26 pm »
Olt homers tonight for third game in a row.
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« Reply #2688 on: July 27, 2015, 08:09:45 pm »
I wonder if he'll be able to swing as hard this season or this month?  Maybe he can hit and practice and play baseball, but may perhaps need to tone it down some and swing with less violence and less power?  Not inconceivable that such a situation might actually have some developmental benefits.  Bill Buckner talked about how hitting with an injured hand or injured wrist transformed him, stopped hitting for power and went for contact instead. 
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2689 on: July 27, 2015, 08:53:19 pm »
Quote from: craig on July 27, 2015, 08:09:45 pm
Bill Buckner talked about how hitting with an injured hand or injured wrist transformed him, stopped hitting for power and went for contact instead. 

When did Buckner hit for power?  When was he ever NOT a contact hitter?
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2690 on: July 27, 2015, 09:15:44 pm »
By his account, this was while he was in Double-AA.  Lots of guys in A-ball don't actually hit for much power, but still try. 
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« Reply #2691 on: July 27, 2015, 09:26:07 pm »
Baseball Reference has him hitting 7 HR in 274 PA in AA as a 19 year old (Albuquerque).  He hit 6 in 194 PA in the Arizona Instructional League that same year.  The next year in AAA (Spokane) he hit 3 HR in 495 PA.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2692 on: July 27, 2015, 10:19:18 pm »
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2693 on: July 27, 2015, 10:33:11 pm »
Apropos of nothing, my son just got home, and is raving about Edwards...said he was 96-98 consistently...
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« Reply #2694 on: July 27, 2015, 11:27:59 pm »
Olt now at 284-351-510.
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« Reply #2695 on: July 28, 2015, 12:02:56 am »
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2696 on: July 28, 2015, 06:21:05 pm »
Baez back at Iowa. Hopefully his timing isn't off a ton and he can get up to help the Cubs soon, assuming he isn't traded.
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« Reply #2697 on: July 28, 2015, 06:39:43 pm »
I doubt he will be.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2698 on: July 28, 2015, 07:17:38 pm »
Baez reaches in Iowa and has already struck out.  Trade him while we can.
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Re: On The Farm (11/14 - 08/15)
« Reply #2699 on: July 28, 2015, 07:20:55 pm »
Blue, speaking of Baez/trade:
1.  Would you trade Baez straight-up for Ross? 
2.  How close do you think Baez would get to being acceptable in exchange for Ross?  In other words, would you need Baez plus Underwood and Zagunis, or Baez plus Underwood and Blackburn, or Baez plus Tseng and Jiminez, or something like that, to be realistic/fair? 

Don't know if it would get us anywhere.  But I'd have to consider Baez for Ross to be a pretty interesting trade that I wouldn't instinctively consider to be unwise for the Cubs, if the other pieces were kind of incidental and guys I didn't care about much. 
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