tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post8145695448600322463..comments2024-03-28T17:00:25.774-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: Hey, Corey Hart... The Future's So Bright Shades Won't Help YouDaniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-2626499973758228632016-03-10T21:27:46.721-05:002016-03-10T21:27:46.721-05:00Mateo will be Rule 5 eligible next offseason so he...Mateo will be Rule 5 eligible next offseason so he will need a spot on the 40 man. Why not let him come up at the September call up it won't start the clock. IF it does, so what they will resign him anyhow one year is not a big deal...we aren't talking $25,000,000 per a year.<br />Two games, in fact, spring training is not a precursor to Mateos ability to play with the big boys, but he has shown very well so far. I think he should be in AA and a move to AAA before the end of the season IF he can play as he has so far. I want him to show some skill as a bunter, because IF he can, he could be a .300 hitter. If you got speed, use it!<br />The way many of these pitchers fall off the mound, it is money in the bank.Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-35659821470618050092016-03-10T18:45:47.804-05:002016-03-10T18:45:47.804-05:00He won't be called up to be a pinch runner. Th...He won't be called up to be a pinch runner. The Yankees have a 40 man roster crunch every single season and they aren't going to start his clock unless they feel he will be a free agent the next season, Rico Noel, or coming up to stay in the majors the next season. <br /><br />You call him up and you start the clock. You don't start the clock on guys in A-Ball, although a huge season may see him in Double-A by the end of the season.Daniel Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-56781531985853748112016-03-10T15:58:18.274-05:002016-03-10T15:58:18.274-05:00Bryan...
You are right, he is young and little pla...Bryan...<br />You are right, he is young and little playing time above A+ but, he has to be on the 40 man at the end of the year. My expectations are always ahead of time because I don't believe in the "he is only 19 or 20 etc.", stuff...if he is better than what we have, let him play.<br />Only letting him play will show what he has and what he has to work on, I think he is just a bit better than the other SS/2nd basemen players in A+ and maybe AA. If he keeps hitting and playing as he has so far he should move up..."Speed Kills" is something I have been using for a few decades but, it only helps one get on base if one will hit the ball on the ground more that he has so far. If he can bunt well enough, he could add about 10, to 15 points to his Avg.<br />Don't worry about it Bryan, when I like what I see in a player I get anxious for him. LOLKen Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-77295770222563242292016-03-10T08:16:50.960-05:002016-03-10T08:16:50.960-05:00He's a very exciting player to watch, but he i...He's a very exciting player to watch, but he is only 20 so we may have to wait a bit. Plus, he's never played higher than A+ ball (and only 21 games at that).<br /><br />I can see him called up as a pinch runner, but even next season may be too early. Bryan Van Dusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868262676393608086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-79615164346213934752016-03-10T01:17:51.879-05:002016-03-10T01:17:51.879-05:00Bryan...nice projections and your take on the spen...Bryan...nice projections and your take on the spending scenarios is like a thing they use to do back in the day. Have homegrown players and then fill in with FA/Trades...before King George went crazy and threw money at everyone he could find.<br />Although, I think Mateo may be up around the roster expansion...this year, as an SS/2nd baseman and runner.<br />I am getting to like Mateo more and more as I see him play more...he is like someone I know very well (Me), with him, losing is not an option...he hates it!<br />I saw him going down the line today on a grounder hard hit to the SS, the SS did a 1 and a half double pump and got him by a 1/4 step and Mateo was not a happy camper at all. I bet he thought he should have beaten it out.Ken Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134936968221887101noreply@blogger.com