tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post1692925758779861586..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Brewers Paid for What They Thought Jonathan Schoop Could BeJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-58011644551557033282018-08-16T01:56:46.008-04:002018-08-16T01:56:46.008-04:00I appreciate your column, what makes you such an e...I appreciate your column, what makes you such an expert? Is it perhaps, because you have a degree in journalism? When was the last time you got on the field? We can all be a judge from the sidelines!! That was a great trade for the Orioles, (look at Schoop has he gotten of the bench yet??) Nice column!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844959627175711805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-71709072175399443542018-08-02T14:45:42.905-04:002018-08-02T14:45:42.905-04:00Tate and Ortiz are traded because their teams do n...Tate and Ortiz are traded because their teams do not find them untouchable. They are dealt because their outcomes are wide ranging, but they have decent ceilings. So yeah there is a high failure rate here.<br /><br />I would not put Alec Asher in this group. He always had fringey stuff that you wondered could ever play at a high level. I dont think the Rangers really coveted him.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-30662557008338963202018-08-02T12:09:42.349-04:002018-08-02T12:09:42.349-04:00Jon, I really enjoy these articles, and have alway...Jon, I really enjoy these articles, and have always appreciated your clear eyed analysis. I have a question about top draft picks who are traded multiple times. The first time a top pic is traded it’s because of his potential.<br />But if he’s traded a second and even a third time, isn’t it more a reflection that he hasn’t met that potential and the team is more willing to get rid of him? I worry about both Tate and Ortiz as guys who once had a lot of potential but then just got dumped because the teams gave up on them. I think specifically of 4rth round pick Alec Asher, Who was reluctantly traded by the Rangers to the Phillies, but then enthusiastically given up by the Phillies and has bounced from team to team since then. Is there any danger that Tate and Ortiz are in that category?<br />Thanks!Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-71607603630597024802018-08-02T11:45:14.261-04:002018-08-02T11:45:14.261-04:00Jon,
Thanks. I picked most of it up from context...Jon,<br /><br />Thanks. I picked most of it up from context, but appreciate a real definition. I read yesterday's article, but must have been too brain addled to remember that bit. Two year olds will do that to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129461114428343431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-81376136568906364202018-08-02T11:02:24.113-04:002018-08-02T11:02:24.113-04:00I spoke to it a bit more in yesterday's column...I spoke to it a bit more in yesterday's column about the Gausman trade. You tend to see more trophy hunting mid-season in trades. A trophy prospect is one that is well recognized as a high quality prospect with a strong future. Think of a prospect in discussion for the top 100 rankings list. You could also refer to them as 50 and above rated prospects.<br /><br />Generally, you see those well established names involved in mid-season deals instead of a collection of high helium or widely ranging in value prospects.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-66237343395209342992018-08-02T10:28:29.206-04:002018-08-02T10:28:29.206-04:00Please pardon my ignorance, but can you define a &...Please pardon my ignorance, but can you define a "trophy prospect" for me? Google didn't provide a sufficient answer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129461114428343431noreply@blogger.com