Young Player you're excited to play with

RBPD5015 · 03-10-2016, 08:37 AM

I know of most of Baseball America's top prospects and think the game does a good job with them.... I am curious what young player are you most excited to play with or trade for in your organization.

I was watching the D-Backs and Padres last night and I saw a guy not super young, but still green named Jabari Blash. Wow does he look intimidating in the box. He is big and tall and has a nasty swag to him thats just imposing in the box. He is already 26 and is now going to be on the Padres roster, do to him being picked as a Rule 5 from Seattle. Maybe I am out of it, but being from the east coast I had never heard of the kid and wow does he look like a ball of raw talent, I wonder how OOTP will depict him?

I will make a bold prediction here as, I have spent all more morning reading and researching Blash. Blash is a late bloomer, but will be an MLB All Star in next 2 years and will be dominant.

Jabari Blash Stats, Fantasy & News | padres.com

from another article
Let?s Talk About Jabari Blash | FanGraphs Baseball

Of the 338 Triple-A hitters who have recorded at least 200 plate appearances this season, only two have an isolated-power (ISO) mark north of .300. The first is Richie Shaffer, an interesting Rays prospect who spent some time in the big leagues this season. The second is a player by the name of Jabari Blash. No, that’s not a character from Harry Potter, or even an Edith Wharton novel. Jabari Blash is a real, live outfielder in the Mariners organization.

Blash has hit a ridiculous .246/.370/.624 in 50 games at the Triple-A level this year. Prior to that, he slashed a similarly ridiculous .278/.383/.517 in 60 Double-A contests. But it’s his very recent performance that really stands out. Since August 6th, the 6-foot-5 slugger has put together a .292/.395/.785 performance on the strength of his 10 home runs. Those are essentially peak Mark McGwire numbers.

ptautscher · 03-10-2016, 08:56 AM

The title probably could have been worded in a more appropriate way...

tejdog1 · 03-10-2016, 09:08 AM

Historical: Brian Cole (RIP)
Current: Does Thor count? I pick Thor.

BIG17EASY · 03-10-2016, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by tejdog1

Historical: Brian Cole (RIP)
Current: Does Thor count? I pick Thor.

Thor definitely counts. He turned out to be a dud in my current league (started in 14). Had a good year and a half for me, and I was able to trade him in a package for Jurickson Profar, and he immediately posted a 6.00-plus ERA for Texas.

Motorhead667 · 03-10-2016, 10:06 AM

Jorge Mateo ss Yankees

Kent814 · 03-10-2016, 10:45 AM

I also look foward to using blash as im obviously a big fan of the padres (as evidenced by my avatar) so hopefully they give him good ratings. I also hope he turns out good in real life as well

BusterKing · 03-10-2016, 11:15 AM

SP Marcus Stroman Blue Jays, has the potential to become a legend imo. Apparently he is now experimenting with the quick pitch to mess with the batter's timing.

Funkasaurus · 03-10-2016, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Apparently he is now experimenting with the quick pitch to mess with the batter's timing.

Did not know this but I love it. Cueto's been using unusual pitch timings to good effect for a little while now, have been wondering why I don't see more guys at least trying this. Seems like if one could throw it out a few times a game they put hitters on the back foot.

BusterKing · 03-10-2016, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Funkasaurus

Did not know this but I love it. Cueto's been using unusual pitch timings to good effect for a little while now, have been wondering why I don't see more guys at least trying this. Seems like if one could throw it out a few times a game they put hitters on the back foot.

The reason why is because it's not an accepted practice and batters hate this to the point of causing a brawl. It will be interesting to see what comes of it if he actually does it during the MLB season, not just spring training.

DustinthePOWERHOUSE · 03-10-2016, 12:33 PM

Nevermind I completely misread this.

Trout. I want to see if he breaks the all time WAR

ThatSeventiesGuy · 03-10-2016, 12:56 PM

DP (double post, not Deadpool or whatever your dirty minds were thinking!) so never mind...

ThatSeventiesGuy · 03-10-2016, 12:57 PM

Any of the Pirates top prospects, since I live in Indianapolis, will be fun to watch develop in OOTP.

BigRed75 · 03-10-2016, 06:46 PM

No particular player, I just enjoy seeing where talented prospects with little or no career MLB stats at the start of the game end up finishing on the all-time leaderboard. For that matter, I also enjoy seeing where "future Hall of Famers" (i.e. Mike Trout) end up on the leaderboard, too.

PSUColonel · 03-10-2016, 06:51 PM

Mailed Franco, J.P. Crawford, Arron Nola, and many others

curt · 03-10-2016, 07:40 PM

I drafted Juan Uribe and Suzuki (Mariners) as rookies

. Number 2 and 3 in my order. Turned my team around.

r0nster · 03-10-2016, 08:38 PM

I didn't realize it at the time but Archie Bradley of the Arizona Diamonbacks I traded for him and he became my HOF starting pitcher for my club and when I realized it then I started to watch him in the minors more closely

I also traded for Jose Fernandez as well since a co worker suggested I trade for him and he would fill in my rotation nicely and he also became the best player I ever had. HOF is understatement. I watch him closely too.

Lukas Berger · 03-10-2016, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RBPD5015

I was watching the D-Backs and Padres last night and I saw a guy not super young, but still green named Jabari Blash. Wow does he look intimidating in the box. He is big and tall and has a nasty swag to him thats just imposing in the box. He is already 26 and is now going to be on the Padres roster, do to him being picked as a Rule 5 from Seattle. Maybe I am out of it, but being from the east coast I had never heard of the kid and wow does he look like a ball of raw talent, I wonder how OOTP will depict him?

brewdog · 03-10-2016, 10:39 PM

To answer to OP's question:
Every 1st round pick that never made it to the bigs. I plan to play many, many, many historical seasons with this years game. Just soooo excited to watch the OOTP development engine take these guys wherever it wants to.

LunchBox · 03-11-2016, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by brewdog

To answer to OP's question:
Every 1st round pick that never made it to the bigs. I plan to play many, many, many historical seasons with this years game. Just soooo excited to watch the OOTP development engine take these guys wherever it wants to.

I second that

DJP53916 · 03-11-2016, 01:20 AM

I'll be playing the Milwaukee Brewers, and since they're rebuilding and have lots of younger players, that's gonna cover it for me.

03-10-2016, 08:37 AM	#1
RBPD5015 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 240	Young Player you're excited to play with I know of most of Baseball America's top prospects and think the game does a good job with them.... I am curious what young player are you most excited to play with or trade for in your organization. I was watching the D-Backs and Padres last night and I saw a guy not super young, but still green named Jabari Blash. Wow does he look intimidating in the box. He is big and tall and has a nasty swag to him thats just imposing in the box. He is already 26 and is now going to be on the Padres roster, do to him being picked as a Rule 5 from Seattle. Maybe I am out of it, but being from the east coast I had never heard of the kid and wow does he look like a ball of raw talent, I wonder how OOTP will depict him? I will make a bold prediction here as, I have spent all more morning reading and researching Blash. Blash is a late bloomer, but will be an MLB All Star in next 2 years and will be dominant. Jabari Blash Stats, Fantasy & News \| padres.com from another article Let?s Talk About Jabari Blash \| FanGraphs Baseball Of the 338 Triple-A hitters who have recorded at least 200 plate appearances this season, only two have an isolated-power (ISO) mark north of .300. The first is Richie Shaffer, an interesting Rays prospect who spent some time in the big leagues this season. The second is a player by the name of Jabari Blash. No, that’s not a character from Harry Potter, or even an Edith Wharton novel. Jabari Blash is a real, live outfielder in the Mariners organization. Blash has hit a ridiculous .246/.370/.624 in 50 games at the Triple-A level this year. Prior to that, he slashed a similarly ridiculous .278/.383/.517 in 60 Double-A contests. But it’s his very recent performance that really stands out. Since August 6th, the 6-foot-5 slugger has put together a .292/.395/.785 performance on the strength of his 10 home runs. Those are essentially peak Mark McGwire numbers. Last edited by RBPD5015; 03-10-2016 at 10:42 AM.

03-10-2016, 08:56 AM	#2
ptautscher Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 214	The title probably could have been worded in a more appropriate way... __________________

03-10-2016, 09:08 AM	#3
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,640	Historical: Brian Cole (RIP) Current: Does Thor count? I pick Thor. __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

03-10-2016, 12:33 PM	#10
DustinthePOWERHOUSE All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 871	Nevermind I completely misread this. Trout. I want to see if he breaks the all time WAR __________________ Shootin' at the walls of heartache, BANG BANG, I am THE WARRIOR! "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"- Ali Wladimir Klitschko will DESTROY you.

03-10-2016, 12:56 PM	#11
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,424	DP (double post, not Deadpool or whatever your dirty minds were thinking!) so never mind... __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 03-10-2016 at 12:59 PM.

03-10-2016, 10:06 AM	#5
Motorhead667 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 576	Jorge Mateo ss Yankees

03-10-2016, 10:45 AM	#6
Kent814 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Diego Posts: 650	I also look foward to using blash as im obviously a big fan of the padres (as evidenced by my avatar) so hopefully they give him good ratings. I also hope he turns out good in real life as well

03-10-2016, 11:15 AM	#7
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,418	SP Marcus Stroman Blue Jays, has the potential to become a legend imo. Apparently he is now experimenting with the quick pitch to mess with the batter's timing.

03-10-2016, 12:57 PM	#12
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,424	Any of the Pirates top prospects, since I live in Indianapolis, will be fun to watch develop in OOTP. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

03-10-2016, 06:46 PM	#13
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	No particular player, I just enjoy seeing where talented prospects with little or no career MLB stats at the start of the game end up finishing on the all-time leaderboard. For that matter, I also enjoy seeing where "future Hall of Famers" (i.e. Mike Trout) end up on the leaderboard, too. __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb

03-10-2016, 06:51 PM	#14
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,094	Mailed Franco, J.P. Crawford, Arron Nola, and many others

03-10-2016, 07:40 PM	#15
curt Major Leagues Join Date: May 2013 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 465	I drafted Juan Uribe and Suzuki (Mariners) as rookies . Number 2 and 3 in my order. Turned my team around.

03-10-2016, 08:38 PM	#16
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	I didn't realize it at the time but Archie Bradley of the Arizona Diamonbacks I traded for him and he became my HOF starting pitcher for my club and when I realized it then I started to watch him in the minors more closely I also traded for Jose Fernandez as well since a co worker suggested I trade for him and he would fill in my rotation nicely and he also became the best player I ever had. HOF is understatement. I watch him closely too.

03-10-2016, 10:39 PM	#18
brewdog Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harrison, Michigan Posts: 213	To answer to OP's question: Every 1st round pick that never made it to the bigs. I plan to play many, many, many historical seasons with this years game. Just soooo excited to watch the OOTP development engine take these guys wherever it wants to. __________________ “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.” - Albert Einstein

03-11-2016, 01:20 AM	#20
DJP53916 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 175	I'll be playing the Milwaukee Brewers, and since they're rebuilding and have lots of younger players, that's gonna cover it for me.