Put a fork in Ackley....
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I tend to agree - watching progress of guys in the minors in the OF should be closely observed
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Yeah the time for that was last year
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I thought he might turn the corner earlier this year after finishing strong last year. Ackley seems like the type of player who will thrive once he's playing for Tampa Bay or Oakland.
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Jack Z. is giving Ackley such a long leash because it was his first pick as Seattle GM and Ackley went 2nd in the draft.
Ackley is perilously close to 2,000 MLB at-bats and if you perform by then, it becomes highly doubtful you'll ever be more than a AAAA player (but one who has already made $7.3 mil). He has about 100 ABs left until he gets to 2,000.
Another question is who do the M's call up if the trade, send down (if he has options left), or DFA Ackley? James Jones for another lefty bat but who also provides elite speed (27 SBs for the M's last year against 1 CS)? Romero or even Guti could be other OF options too. -
Calling Ackley AAAA is generous.HFNY said:Jack Z. is giving Ackley such a long leash because it was his first pick as Seattle GM and Ackley went 2nd in the draft.
Ackley is perilously close to 2,000 MLB at-bats and if you perform by then, it becomes highly doubtful you'll ever be more than a AAAA player (but one who has already made $7.3 mil). He has about 100 ABs left until he gets to 2,000.
Another question is who do the M's call up if the trade, send down (if he has options left), or DFA Ackley? James Jones for another lefty bat but who also provides elite speed (27 SBs for the M's last year against 1 CS)? Romero or even Guti could be other OF options too. -
He paid me a little bit of his $2.6 million salary this year to say that.TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Calling Ackley AAAA is generous.HFNY said:Jack Z. is giving Ackley such a long leash because it was his first pick as Seattle GM and Ackley went 2nd in the draft.
Ackley is perilously close to 2,000 MLB at-bats and if you perform by then, it becomes highly doubtful you'll ever be more than a AAAA player (but one who has already made $7.3 mil). He has about 100 ABs left until he gets to 2,000.
Another question is who do the M's call up if the trade, send down (if he has options left), or DFA Ackley? James Jones for another lefty bat but who also provides elite speed (27 SBs for the M's last year against 1 CS)? Romero or even Guti could be other OF options too. -
He was an exciting prospect, a 2B that hits and has the approach to the plate that he had in college is so valuable. Things went downhill quickly. First, they found out he couldn't play 2B so they made him a corner outfielder. He was never a power hitter so already his value went way down. His bat never materialized so really he has just become a shit tier player.
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well, he DID win the game today for Race's mom.
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Agree with most of this. I don't agree he couldn't play 2nd. He never looked super smooth out there but he made all the plays and his defensive numbers were very good. I think he was plenty adequate as a second baseman. As a left fielder he's pretty bad.SteveInShelton said:He was an exciting prospect, a 2B that hits and has the approach to the plate that he had in college is so valuable. Things went downhill quickly. First, they found out he couldn't play 2B so they made him a corner outfielder. He was never a power hitter so already his value went way down. His bat never materialized so really he has just become a shit tier player.
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I still think back to the end of that season when the m's picked themselves up by their bootstraps to finish by winning 2 straight series and thus securing the #2 pick in the draft. Strausburg probably wouldnt have worked out here anyways.
