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Post by sdsuball on Mar 8, 2023 17:08:19 GMT -8
I don't ever remember this much hype surrounding a 16 year old baseball prospect.
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 8, 2023 19:03:56 GMT -8
I don't ever remember this much hype surrounding a 16 year old baseball prospect. Not good. It may be too much pressure on him, especially if he isn't doing well, the Media has a tendency to let people like him know that he's failing and not living up to expectations. Hopefully he's grounded, and surrounded by well intentioned people. Also, hopefully he can handle the pressure. Only time will tell. My gosh he's only 16 and already talking about him being a Hall of Famer. Ridiculous!!!
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Post by aztecryan on Mar 8, 2023 19:34:49 GMT -8
I don't ever remember this much hype surrounding a 16 year old baseball prospect. He's got a great system around him, I don't think one irrational article by Jon Heyman is going to get much traction in his circle. He got the largest bonus ever under the new system, he knows he's good.
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Post by aardvark on Mar 8, 2023 22:12:34 GMT -8
I don't ever remember this much hype surrounding a 16 year old baseball prospect. He's got a great system around him, I don't think one irrational article by Jon Heyman is going to get much traction in his circle. He got the largest bonus ever under the new system, he knows he's good. Let the development happen. It will be a number of years before we see him in Petco, if ever.
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Mar 8, 2023 23:15:38 GMT -8
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 8, 2023 23:15:38 GMT -8
I don't ever remember this much hype surrounding a 16 year old baseball prospect. He's got a great system around him, I don't think one irrational article by Jon Heyman is going to get much traction in his circle. He got the largest bonus ever under the new system, he knows he's good. It's a lot of pressure, for some, to know that you've got the biggest bonus and now you want/need to perform, and can press. He's very young, but hopefully he's got a good head on his shoulders. It's waaay too early for any grandiose predictions for him.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2023 5:14:11 GMT -8
He's got a great system around him, I don't think one irrational article by Jon Heyman is going to get much traction in his circle. He got the largest bonus ever under the new system, he knows he's good. It's a lot of pressure, for some, to know that you've got the biggest bonus and now you want/need to perform. He's very young, but hopefully he's got a good head on his shoulders. It's waaay too early for any grandiose predictions with him. Ryan is too young to remember Ben Davis ππ Jk
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 9, 2023 6:32:38 GMT -8
It's a lot of pressure, for some, to know that you've got the biggest bonus and now you want/need to perform. He's very young, but hopefully he's got a good head on his shoulders. It's waaay too early for any grandiose predictions with him. Ryan is too young to remember Ben Davis ππ Jk Oh, man. Good call. He was a bust, for sure.
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Post by aztecryan on Mar 9, 2023 8:00:50 GMT -8
It's a lot of pressure, for some, to know that you've got the biggest bonus and now you want/need to perform. He's very young, but hopefully he's got a good head on his shoulders. It's waaay too early for any grandiose predictions with him. Ryan is too young to remember Ben Davis ππ Jk I was watching when Ben Davis broke up the perfect game by Curt Schilling in '01, so yeah I remember. Salas is in a different category. His floor to hit is on another level than other guys in his class.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2023 9:57:17 GMT -8
I agree, and youβd agree scouting has come a long way since then.
Was just fuckin around.
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Post by aztecryan on Mar 9, 2023 10:17:58 GMT -8
I agree, and youβd agree scouting has come a long way since then. Was just fuckin around. Catchers are super hard to evaluate from an injury standpoint. Just so much demand from the position itself, the wear and tear physically over the course of a season. Salas has such good defensive actions it's likely worth that risk. I know the front office has already confirmed he's going to debut stateside and could end up in Lake Elsinore later in the year.
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Mar 12, 2023 10:38:17 GMT -8
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 12, 2023 11:12:43 GMT -8
Huh? He's catching a ball from the pitcher. He didn't dig any out, make a great play. What's elite is that he's catching in a professional game at the age of 16. This is just more sensationalism from another sports writer/blogger, same as the guy who called him a future Hall Of Famer.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2023 11:22:30 GMT -8
Oh itβs nothing groundbreaking but I watched a bit of this one online and pretty solid framing for a kid.
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 12, 2023 11:24:13 GMT -8
Oh itβs nothing groundbreaking but I watched a bit of this one online and pretty solid framing for a kid. Good to hear.
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Mar 12, 2023 11:51:45 GMT -8
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 12, 2023 13:53:03 GMT -8
Ok. That's much better. Gives you more of an idea of his talent back there than the previous video. VERY impressive for a 16 year old.
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Post by aztecryan on Mar 13, 2023 10:04:24 GMT -8
Huh? He's catching a ball from the pitcher. He didn't dig any out, make a great play. What's elite is that he's catching in a professional game at the age of 16. This is just more sensationalism from another sports writer/blogger, same as the guy who called him a future Hall Of Famer. Yeah, this isn't it.
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 13, 2023 10:25:44 GMT -8
Huh? He's catching a ball from the pitcher. He didn't dig any out, make a great play. What's elite is that he's catching in a professional game at the age of 16. This is just more sensationalism from another sports writer/blogger, same as the guy who called him a future Hall Of Famer. Yeah, this isn't it. Yeah, this IS it. The other video provided by Josh was more revealing. Look at that post.
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Post by aztecryan on Mar 13, 2023 11:01:48 GMT -8
Yeah, this IS it. The other video provided by Josh was more revealing. Look at that post. I don't need to, I know how to click on a post to see the entire thread instead of just reactively responding to something I don't know about. The person you're referring to isn't a writer or a blogger, he's a former professional catcher who runs camps and clinics across the country through his academy. He's the same person who identified the change in Campusano's framing/body technique that has raised his overall defensive profile behind the plate. What you see is "He's catching the ball" and surprisingly there's more to it than that.
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Post by johneaztec on Mar 13, 2023 11:47:10 GMT -8
Yeah, this IS it. The other video provided by Josh was more revealing. Look at that post. I don't need to, I know how to click on a post to see the entire thread instead of just reactively responding to something I don't know about. The person you're referring to isn't a writer or a blogger, he's a former professional catcher who runs camps and clinics across the country through his academy. He's the same person who identified the change in Campusano's framing/body technique that has raised his overall defensive profile behind the plate. What you see is "He's catching the ball" and surprisingly there's more to it than that. Your actions speak differently, or you wouldn't have said what you originally said. You acted as though you only saw that one post. Then again, you love to redirect anything I say, even if it's ridiculous from you. So there's that There was nothing in the original video that Josh posted that showed ELITE hands. No framing, or advanced technique. In the second video, it showed more evidence of elite hands/technique from Salas. I don't care who he is, and I'm not saying he was wrong. Just that the first video showed nothing to determine his elite talents except that as a 16 year old, he's in the pros and catching elite pitchers. Like I said, the second video showed more proof. Pretty simple, but you'll make it out to be more than it is, per usual.
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