Comments on: Gardner & Miranda Among 2008 Best Young Hitters In IL

By: vd

vd — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:57:05 +0000

wow.. Jay Bruce is quite something.. and what more, he is the longest of the lot listed out..

AndrewYF — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:45:09 +0000

He’s not terrible, but he’s not Albert Pujols either.

And he has the more valuable part of the platoon. He absolutely *hammers* right handed pitching..in the minors, anyway.

OldYanksFan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:57:39 +0000

I hear Mianda is absolutely TERRIBLE with the glove. Anyway know? If so, a no-glove, 1 sided hitter is of little value.

gphunt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:14:47 +0000

Still think Miranda should be given a serious look at first base. As part of a platoon of course, but he can rake against righties.

AndrewYF — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:40:23 +0000

Heh, you really do love youngish hitters.

But let’s be real. These 24 year olds in AAA are mostly filler, or at best platoon partners.

And man, is Jay Bruce something or what?