The interesting thing is that at age 21, if he had gone to college in the U.S., he'd have just been drafted in June. So, going forward, you'd like to see him advance like a top draft pick out of a major college program. If he has success at AA next season, he'd basically be on the same path as Bryce Brentz.
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Michael Almanzar
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TheGoldenGreek33
, Jan 19 2008 06:13 PM
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Posted 14 April 2013 - 07:28 AM
3 BB, 3 2B, and 2 HR so far in only 28 ABs for Portland. Easy to forget that this guy is still only 22 (and will be 22 all season - December birthday).
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 02:27 PM
Almanzar is 7th in wOBA in the EL, with 5 of the 6 above him at least 2 years older.
So far his BB% and K% are holding steady to what he did in Salem, each a tick improved.
6.6%/15.5%
7.3%/14.6%
He's 8th in BA and 8th in IsoP.
Edited by SoxScout, 16 April 2013 - 02:27 PM.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 03:28 PM
...Easy to forget that this guy is still only 22 (and will be 22 all season - December birthday).
This is his sixth season as a minor leaguer.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 04:08 PM
This is his sixth season as a minor leaguer.
The point being.....
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 05:48 PM
The point being.....
Well, he'll be Rule 5 eligible if he isn't added to the 40-man, for one.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 06:42 PM
Well, he'll be Rule 5 eligible if he isn't added to the 40-man, for one.
He's been rule 5 eligible the past 2 years, with 6 years as a minor leaguer he becomes a minor league free agent if not added to the 40 man roster. Of course, if he hits in AA anything like what he hit in Salem last year, he's a cinch to be added to the 40 man roster. We can keep our fingers crossed that he's finally matured both physically and mentally to the point where all that talent they saw when they signed him as a 16 year old has finally started turning into skills.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 08:10 PM
Well, he'll be Rule 5 eligible if he isn't added to the 40-man, for one.
No doubt. And Plympton added other implications. But Otto was bizarrely responding to a post about Almanzar's age, as if the number of years of MiL experience had some sort of influence on whether he is breaking out at age 21/22.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 08:21 PM
No doubt. And Plympton added other implications. But Otto was bizarrely responding to a post about Almanzar's age, as if the number of years of MiL experience had some sort of influence on whether he is breaking out at age 21/22.
No, Mr. Otto prompted people to look at the fact that Almanzar was in his sixth year figuring that they might realize the club could loose control over him. If you are unable to follow such things without outside help then perhaps you should not be commenting.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 08:37 PM
No, Mr. Otto prompted people to look at the fact that Almanzar was in his sixth year figuring that they might realize the club could loose control over him. If you are unable to follow such things without outside help then perhaps you should not be commenting.
That's what I got from it.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 09:09 PM
Minor leaguers aren't eligible for free agency until after seven seasons, not six. In terms of team control, I don't think there's any significance to Almanzar being in his 6th season. His Rule 5 eligibility is another matter.
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Posted 17 April 2013 - 01:53 PM
No, Mr. Otto prompted people to look at the fact that Almanzar was in his sixth year figuring that they might realize the club could loose control over him. If you are unable to follow such things without outside help then perhaps you should not be commenting.
Minor leaguers aren't eligible for free agency until after seven seasons, not six. In terms of team control, I don't think there's any significance to Almanzar being in his 6th season. His Rule 5 eligibility is another matter.
That's got to smart.
Anyway, Otto, please carry on with the important April speculation on whether the Sox might lose control of Almanzar in January 2014 should he continue to hit but not be added to the 40-man roster. It's obviously top of mind for any Sox watcher right now.
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Posted 17 April 2013 - 02:00 PM
FWIW... http://wiki.soxprosp...om/Red Sox MLFA
Miguel Celestino after this year, Almanzar, Stroup and a few other names next winter.
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