07-08-2010, 08:43 PM
<!--quoteo(post=104606:date=Jul 9 2010, 07:48 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Jul 9 2010, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm not even close to the point of giving up on Vitters. If one year from now, he's still putting up similar numbers, then I will start to worry. Also, look a little closer at his production splits year-to-year, and the trend has been that Vitters shits himself after being promoted, but then adjusts nicely the next year and puts up excellent numbers. That is at least encouraging, to me anyway.
Very few prospects dominate in the minors from day 1 on right through a promotion to the bigs, so it isn't panic time just yet. Plus, predicting how a prospect's minor league or college stats project out to a major league career is like trying to time the stock market. Even the so-called geniuses end up being wrong most of the time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What Rok said...
In 2008, he was the best hitter for Boise if not the whole league - .328/.365/.498/.863, gets promoted to Peoria, plays four games
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Spent bulk of season with Class A Short-Season Boise in Northwest League. Batted .328 with 38 runs, 37 RBIs and 25 doubles...Led the league in doubles, was second in extra-base hits (32), third in total bases (129) and hits (85) and fourth in slugging (.498) and average...Amassed a 25-game hitting streak between July 12-Aug. 19 and a 15-game hitting streak between June 18-July 3.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
10/02/2008 Baseball America Short-Season All-Star
08/28/2008 NOR Post-Season All-Star
In 2009, he was the best hitter for Peoria - .316/.351/.535/.886, gets promoted to Daytona... slumps, adjusts, recovers
12/09/2009 AFL All-Prospect Team
11/25/2009 Topps Class A All-Star
11/02/2009 AFL Rising Stars
08/25/2009 MID Post-Season All-Star
07/12/2009 Futures Game Selection
06/23/2009 MID Mid-Season All-Star
05/25/2009 MID Player of the Week
In 2010, starts the season at Daytona injured and was slumping. Recovers and tears it up for a respectable .291/.350/.445/.795. Gets promoted.
When he was drafted, he was rated the 'best natural swing' of any batter in the draft.
Write him off yet KB? He still is a top 3 prospect in the system, with Jackson now probably rated higher as a positional prospect, which could change still.
Very few prospects dominate in the minors from day 1 on right through a promotion to the bigs, so it isn't panic time just yet. Plus, predicting how a prospect's minor league or college stats project out to a major league career is like trying to time the stock market. Even the so-called geniuses end up being wrong most of the time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What Rok said...
In 2008, he was the best hitter for Boise if not the whole league - .328/.365/.498/.863, gets promoted to Peoria, plays four games
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Spent bulk of season with Class A Short-Season Boise in Northwest League. Batted .328 with 38 runs, 37 RBIs and 25 doubles...Led the league in doubles, was second in extra-base hits (32), third in total bases (129) and hits (85) and fourth in slugging (.498) and average...Amassed a 25-game hitting streak between July 12-Aug. 19 and a 15-game hitting streak between June 18-July 3.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
10/02/2008 Baseball America Short-Season All-Star
08/28/2008 NOR Post-Season All-Star
In 2009, he was the best hitter for Peoria - .316/.351/.535/.886, gets promoted to Daytona... slumps, adjusts, recovers
12/09/2009 AFL All-Prospect Team
11/25/2009 Topps Class A All-Star
11/02/2009 AFL Rising Stars
08/25/2009 MID Post-Season All-Star
07/12/2009 Futures Game Selection
06/23/2009 MID Mid-Season All-Star
05/25/2009 MID Player of the Week
In 2010, starts the season at Daytona injured and was slumping. Recovers and tears it up for a respectable .291/.350/.445/.795. Gets promoted.
When he was drafted, he was rated the 'best natural swing' of any batter in the draft.
Write him off yet KB? He still is a top 3 prospect in the system, with Jackson now probably rated higher as a positional prospect, which could change still.