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Originally Posted by
msstate7
Rosters only expand to 28 now, right?
Yeah. They did away with the 40 man rosters in September.
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Originally Posted by
smootness
I really hope he at least gets a chance on an MLB bench at some point, he'll definitely work as hard as he possibly can to get there.
His issue is that he K's way too much for a guy with his offensive profile. He's gotten a little better about getting his walks but still doesn't do it a ton and without much power either, he will have to be a clear .300+ guy to make it. To be that, he would have to significantly cut his K's. He is repeating AA this year and has actually been a little worse than last year. That and his age are not a good sign for his chances. But he's now only one step away, so we'll see and I hope he gets there.
Jake is unusual because he is a leadoff hitter that is a bit of a free swinger and thus he doesn't walk a lot. Mangum started off slow but he was really hot this last month. That's the way baseball is sometimes. All about making adjustments.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Jake is unusual because he is a leadoff hitter that is a bit of a free swinger and thus he doesn't walk a lot. Mangum started off slow but he was really hot this last month. That's the way baseball is sometimes. All about making adjustments.
It was more about his BABIP jumping to .440 since May 1. That will come back down, and unless he makes some pretty significant improvements, he'll continue to be what he's been - passable, perhaps up to solid, with real flaws. His BB rate is fine where it's been this year, he needs to maintain that and bring his K rate down to at least around 15%. If he can do that, he can hit somewhere around .290 with a mid-.700's OPS and give himself a shot to play some role in the majors.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
I think he has a chance but he hasn't quite made it. Getting closer though! Congrats Jake!
Hey Todd- how true is this? "AA is the hardest level to breakthrough"
If you can't be a major leaguer, you will be cut in AA. No reason to promote into a precious AAA roster spot.
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My understanding was that they will move you up to AAA for 2 reasons.
1) Preparing to trade a high priced MLB starter guy that needs a change of scenery.
2) Parking the proverbial ?Player to be named later? in a trade deal because you have too many at his spot and he is more valuable in that trade spot while he has developed and needs to continue to work.
By the way, Jake now has 5 hits in his first 2 AAA games. Not bad for a cookie cutter ball player.
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Yall just keep doubting him.
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Originally Posted by
Todd4State
Jake is unusual because he is a leadoff hitter that is a bit of a free swinger and thus he doesn't walk a lot. Mangum started off slow but he was really hot this last month. That's the way baseball is sometimes. All about making adjustments.
True that, Jake never met a pitch he didn't like!
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That dude is a competitor. No so many left anymore.
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Plummer promoted to mlb Mets
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Originally Posted by
msstate7
Plummer promoted to mlb Mets
He just tied the game on a 112 mph rocket off Phillies closer
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