I love brett gardner!!!

[dannymac910]

Gardner is Babe Ruth made over

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I remember last Spring Training when Phil Hughes was being compared to Roger Clemens, before even having thrown a pitch above AA. It really is ridiculous. Can you imagine if Tim Lincecum or Clayton Kershaw were pitching for the Yankees? Their plaques would already be made.

[koolzach1]

I remember last Spring Training when Phil Hughes was being compared to Roger Clemens, before even having thrown a pitch above AA. It really is ridiculous. Can you imagine if Tim Lincecum or Clayton Kershaw were pitching for the Yankees? Their plaques would already be made.

Haha, you Red Sox fans are soooooo funny.

I guess that Clay Buchholz didn't have the hype around him, huh? I read on different Red Sox message boards before this season started just to see what the fans thought of the team and their prospects. Just about every thread I saw about Buchholz is that he is basically the next Koufax. There were a ton of ridiculous claims like that. I remember the serious hype around Jon Lester, Andy Marte, etc... Though, Lester has been good this season and has proven that he is a solid future #2, or #3, or even possibly an ace.

[koolzach1]

And Gardner must be Lou Brock made over

Its just rediculous to put expectation and big 'ifs' on a young talent and in any way compare them with the greats. What makes these HOF'ers special is their longevity at a high level, very few can do it. Thats just my opinion.

Cano is one of the top young second basemen in the game today. Why isn't that enough? Why do we have to draw rediculous comparisons to the greats and discuss HOF in any way with a young talent???

That is enough. You were saying "WTF" about Cano's season and talking about his crappy average and OBP. I was merely pointing out his track record...

Lol, and btw... Cano is a similar batter to Carew... according to baseball reference

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Haha, you Red Sox fans are soooooo funny.

I guess that Clay Buchholz didn't have the hype around him, huh? I read on different Red Sox message boards before this season started just to see what the fans thought of the team and their prospects. Just about every thread I saw about Buchholz is that he is basically the next Koufax. There were a ton of ridiculous claims like that. I remember the serious hype around Jon Lester, Andy Marte, etc... Though, Lester has been good this season and has proven that he is a solid future #2, or #3, or even possibly an ace.

I never heard any hype, and I wouldn't make a lofty comparison like that so don't make such a blanket statement. Do I think he'll be very, very good? Yes. Do I think he has a chance to be one of the top of his generation? Yes. Do I realize that its all very up in the air and he could just as easily be one of the best as he could bust at this point? Yes. I don't remember any Red Sox prospects getting the hype that Hughes and other Yankees kids have before even making it to the bigs. And Andy Marte, really? He was in the Red Sox organization for less than a couple of months, any hype he got was with the Braves, not the Red Sox.

[HoustonGM]

Lol, and btw... Cano is a similar batter to Carew... according to baseball reference

B-R's similarity scores don't really tell much. They're not era-adjusted, they look at counting totals, etc. Cano's early career has been similar to Carew's early career, but it's way too early to make any serious comparisons.

[dannymac910]

I love this topic!!!

[koolzach1]

B-R's similarity scores don't really tell much. They're not era-adjusted, they look at counting totals, etc. Cano's early career has been similar to Carew's early career, but it's way too early to make any serious comparisons.

Oh, I am not saying that Cano is going to be a Carew. I am just saying that based on early success, Cano is just like Carew was.

[cartman00000001]

2 quick things:

I don't think you could consider Wang home grown, but I think he's being lumped into it. He did play for the Taiwan national team

Buchholtz is hyped because he is the only minor league pitcher who had 3 pitches rated an 80 by scouts... which is the highest rating you can have.

[dickay]

2 quick things:

I don't think you could consider Wang home grown, but I think he's being lumped into it. He did play for the Taiwan national team

Buchholtz is hyped because he is the only minor league pitcher who had 3 pitches rated an 80 by scouts... which is the highest rating you can have.

As far as home grown, IMO many greatly overweigh that. Who really cares whether he's home grown, acquired via trade, drafted, whatever?? What constitutes home grown? Do they have to be drafted, or traded for while in A ball, or AA ball?? Do they need XX amount of seasons in your farm??

In the end, it doesn't matter. Home grown or not, the Yanks have Wang. In this thread alot of players people would consider to be non-'home grown' prospects have been discussed.

As for Bucky's hype....for my taste he does get too much hype. I'm hard on prospects however. Buch's a nice prospect, has a lively arm...but has yet to prove much in terms of consistency and longevity on the big stage.

I don't know where or if there is a minor league HOF.....I really don't care about the stats they get at AA and AAA.

[dickay]

Oh, I am not saying that Cano is going to be a Carew. I am just saying that based on early success, Cano is just like Carew was.

And I think quite a few of us are simply of the opinion that Cano and Carew don't belong in the same thread let alone the same paragraph or sentence. It just seems rediculous. Tomorrow a prospect comes up and hits a homer in the first at bat....I guess his numbers are not only better than Carew but the best of alltime????? Why? Again, saying Cano is one of the best young 2nd baseman in the game today is more than enough. Rod Carew??? Cmon now homer.

[koolzach1]

And I think quite a few of us are simply of the opinion that Cano and Carew don't belong in the same thread let alone the same paragraph or sentence. It just seems rediculous. Tomorrow a prospect comes up and hits a homer in the first at bat....I guess his numbers are not only better than Carew but the best of alltime????? Why? Again, saying Cano is one of the best young 2nd baseman in the game today is more than enough. Rod Carew??? Cmon now homer.

Houston seemed to agree with me, is he a 'homer'? We both agree that both of their career's early on were very similar.

Baseball Reference agrees with me... Why am I a homer again?

[dickay]

Houston seemed to agree with me, is he a 'homer'? We both agree that both of their career's early on were very similar.

Baseball Reference agrees with me... Why am I a homer again?

Because you are comparing a young yankee talent with one of the games all-time greats. Even if you're only taking a small sampling of their career, you're still making a comparison. Completely unnecessary, misleading, and rediculous. But apparently you refuse to see that, so go ahead compare away.

[HoustonGM]

I don't think it's unfair to say that Robinson Canos' first few seasons in the big leagues were similar to Rod Carew's first few seasons.

Anything beyond though, like saying Cano is "Carew made over", is a little too far for my taste.

[koolzach1]

I don't think it's unfair to say that Robinson Canos' first few seasons in the big leagues were similar to Rod Carew's first few seasons.

Anything beyond though, like saying Cano is "Carew made over", is a little too far for my taste.

Well, what I meant by that was Cano's first few years being similar to Carew's first few years. I HOPE Cano will be a HOF'er just like Carew, but IDK.