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CG's assessment isn't that far off. The skills might not be "non-existent" but they certainly aren't honed very well. It's one of the many facets of his game that he needs to work on. It's been documented in many places other than this.
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From what I've seen to this point he's made up for his raw skills by utilizing his pure speed. Once he refines his technique and learns the tendencies of pitchers, sure, he could be a great base stealer, but at this point he's stealing bases despite those aspects rather than because of them.
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I agree with you. But "non-existent" is an over-the-top negative assessment IMHO.
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I think that the sample size for Mitchell is still far too small to really be able to make that comparison. Give it a handful of games and that SB/AB can change radically.
Nobody's arguing that he doesn't have the tools to become a great base stealer, just that at this point in his development he's not worth calling up to be a base stealing specialist at the end of the year. They'd be better off having De Aza in that role cause they don't have to worry about his arbitration clock starting with the call up, he's got a little more experience, and he's incredibly quick as well |
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Stealing bases in minor league games is meaningless, for one. Secondly, non-existent at this point. Tools do not equal skills.
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So you're point is? That if confronted with stats or evidence contrary to your negative, pessimistic opinion you're still right?
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Citing 5/8 in A ball for a college player and 2 SB in spring training certainly doesn't qualify as evidence. More like noise. |
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Maybe you two could simply put each other on ignore, you know, walk away. The next constructive argument you two have will be the first. It's time to put it down...
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I still see no reason why this can't be a rational discussion about the utter lack of utility provided by A ball stolen base numbers.
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"If I remember correctly, his base-stealing skills are non-existent at this point." I don't think JM is ready for MLB. I look forward to seeing him when he's ready and I'll enjoy even more every time he steals a base. |
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For the record, here are Jared Mitchell's college SB stats. '07 209AB 18SB 2CS .086SB/AB '08 175AB 16SB 2CS .091SB/AB '09 226AB 36SB 9CS .159SB/AB As a reference, Ricky Henderson had a 0.128 career SB/AB ratio. |
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Scouting reports? Where do you get the scouting reports? I'd be interested to read the scouting reports on JM.
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