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Old 03-10-2016, 08:37 AM   #1
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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

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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.

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Old 03-10-2016, 08:56 AM   #2
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The title probably could have been worded in a more appropriate way...
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:08 AM   #3
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:46 AM   #4
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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.
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Old 03-10-2016, 10:06 AM   #5
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Jorge Mateo ss Yankees
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Old 03-10-2016, 10:45 AM   #6
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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
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Old 03-10-2016, 11:15 AM   #7
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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.
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Old 03-10-2016, 11:57 AM   #8
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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.
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Old 03-10-2016, 12:15 PM   #9
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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.
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Old 03-10-2016, 12:33 PM   #10
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Nevermind I completely misread this.

Trout. I want to see if he breaks the all time WAR
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Old 03-10-2016, 12:56 PM   #11
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DP (double post, not Deadpool or whatever your dirty minds were thinking!) so never mind...

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Old 03-10-2016, 12:57 PM   #12
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Any of the Pirates top prospects, since I live in Indianapolis, will be fun to watch develop in OOTP.
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Old 03-10-2016, 06:46 PM   #13
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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.
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Old 03-10-2016, 07:40 PM   #15
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I drafted Juan Uribe and Suzuki (Mariners) as rookies . Number 2 and 3 in my order. Turned my team around.
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Old 03-10-2016, 08:38 PM   #16
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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.
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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?

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Old 03-10-2016, 10:39 PM   #18
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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.
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Old 03-11-2016, 12:32 AM   #19
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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
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Old 03-11-2016, 01:20 AM   #20
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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.
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