03-05-2010, 12:31 AM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->But it seems like MLB stars do tend to have put up big numbers in the minors, in general, wouldn't you say?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sure, but for every star that put up big numbers in the minors, there's probably more than a dozen Pies or Ories or Dubois' or Hoffpauirs or McGehees or Cedenos or Kroegers or Keltons or Murtons or Pattersons or Chois or Zuletas or Browns or Gloads or Meyers' or Jennings' or Franklins or Maxwells or Lowerys or Glanvilles or Valdes' that have terrific minor league numbers and basically have no impact on the MLB level.
Rarely, if ever, do players have poor minor league numbers and do well in the majors, but frequently they have good minor league numbers and do poorly in the MLB. So no, I don't think MiLB numbers are an excellent indicator of how a player will play in the MLB. In fact, it's seems like they mean little or nothing.
Sure, but for every star that put up big numbers in the minors, there's probably more than a dozen Pies or Ories or Dubois' or Hoffpauirs or McGehees or Cedenos or Kroegers or Keltons or Murtons or Pattersons or Chois or Zuletas or Browns or Gloads or Meyers' or Jennings' or Franklins or Maxwells or Lowerys or Glanvilles or Valdes' that have terrific minor league numbers and basically have no impact on the MLB level.
Rarely, if ever, do players have poor minor league numbers and do well in the majors, but frequently they have good minor league numbers and do poorly in the MLB. So no, I don't think MiLB numbers are an excellent indicator of how a player will play in the MLB. In fact, it's seems like they mean little or nothing.