Minor League Roundup

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Good to see that Colvin's got it up to .270 in A-ball.
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Good to see that you think 11 games is some kind of measuring stick.
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Good to see that you'll continue to defend the absurd (even at the <i>time</i>) Tyler Colvin draft pick.
He's a 23 year old in A-ball. Last year, in Double A, he hit .256 with a 736 OPS.
His career batting average, over 4 minor league seasons, 337 games,
and over 1300 at bats?
.274

Of course, 337 games may be the wrong "kind of measuring stick."
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the Colvin pick looks to be the wrong one right now, but to claim it was ABSURD, even at the time, is a pretty big stretch KB. Yes, they should have taken Snider, but the idea that picking the high schooler who may not be able to play defense is a no brainer, and taking the 20 year old college player with developing power is ABSURD, is pretty unfair. At the time of the draft, the only college hitter who people thought was clearly better than Colvin was Matt Antonelli, and I can't believe you are shitting in your pants because we don't have him.