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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Sept 9, 2021 12:05:49 GMT -8
It is worth noting that St. Paul's catcher is Caleb Hamilton. The fifth was Hamilton's second game after getting the call back up to AAA. Kwan homered to put Columbus up 4-3. Hamilton homered in the fourth to tie the game back up at four. Hamilton drove in another run on a base hit in the seventh (in a seven-inning game) to put St. Paul up 8-4. Kwan walked in the bottom half of the inning on a full count and scored to pull within two runs. Columbus won on a walk-off two-out home run three batters later. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Sept 12, 2021 12:41:16 GMT -8
At some point Baltimore will have recalled every player from Norfolk except the best one.
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Post by zeroposter on Sept 12, 2021 12:53:55 GMT -8
Larnach was very limited as a freshman because of a bad foot. I don’t think he had Fall practice of any extent, and it is tough to swing with authority once the actual season starts when a foot is still painful. Still, great improvement.
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Post by touchdownbeaverss on Feb 1, 2022 12:10:30 GMT -8
Just-missed list: The baseball prospects right behind Keith Law’s 2022 top 100
Steven Kwan, OF, Cleveland Guardians
Age: 24 | 5-9 | 170 pounds
Bats: Left | Throws: Left
Drafted: No. 163 in 2018
Kwan doesn’t quite look the part of a top prospect, since you won’t find many 5-9 left fielders of any sort in the majors — only Andrew Benintendi and Ben Revere have had at least 2 WAR and played the majority of their games in left at 5-9 or shorter in the last 10 years. Kwan does hit, though, and hit, and hit, going .328/.407/.527 last year between Double A and Triple A at age 23, with more walks than strikeouts. His strikeout rate of 9.1 percent was the fifth-lowest of all minor leaguers with at least 200 PA, and it came with more power than any of the guys who struck out less often. He runs close to average but doesn’t have the arm to play center, and there’s a ceiling on his production given his size and positional limitations. I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t hit enough to be at least a fringe regular, though, and his upside is someone who challenges for the league lead in batting average.
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 1, 2022 14:44:20 GMT -8
Kwan doesn’t quite look the part of a top prospect, since you won’t find many 5-9 left fielders of any sort in the majors But does he have an ugly girlfriend?
"Yeah, you got a nice slash line. Love the walk/strikeout ratio. But we're sort of holding out for someone closer to 5'10"."
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Post by giantkillers83 on Feb 1, 2022 19:48:34 GMT -8
Need louder Dancing Queen…..
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Post by Ruh Roh Beav on Feb 1, 2022 20:10:16 GMT -8
Just-missed list: The baseball prospects right behind Keith Law’s 2022 top 100 Steven Kwan, OF, Cleveland Guardians Age: 24 | 5-9 | 170 pounds Bats: Left | Throws: Left Drafted: No. 163 in 2018 Kwan doesn’t quite look the part of a top prospect, since you won’t find many 5-9 left fielders of any sort in the majors — only Andrew Benintendi and Ben Revere have had at least 2 WAR and played the majority of their games in left at 5-9 or shorter in the last 10 years. Kwan does hit, though, and hit, and hit, going .328/.407/.527 last year between Double A and Triple A at age 23, with more walks than strikeouts. His strikeout rate of 9.1 percent was the fifth-lowest of all minor leaguers with at least 200 PA, and it came with more power than any of the guys who struck out less often. He runs close to average but doesn’t have the arm to play center, and there’s a ceiling on his production given his size and positional limitations. I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t hit enough to be at least a fringe regular, though, and his upside is someone who challenges for the league lead in batting average. While true, Dustin Pedroia played a great game for the Red Sox ....also being 5’ 9”.......bring on the Kwan |
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Post by irimi on Feb 1, 2022 20:44:43 GMT -8
Just-missed list: The baseball prospects right behind Keith Law’s 2022 top 100 Steven Kwan, OF, Cleveland Guardians Age: 24 | 5-9 | 170 pounds Bats: Left | Throws: Left Drafted: No. 163 in 2018 Kwan doesn’t quite look the part of a top prospect, since you won’t find many 5-9 left fielders of any sort in the majors — only Andrew Benintendi and Ben Revere have had at least 2 WAR and played the majority of their games in left at 5-9 or shorter in the last 10 years. Kwan does hit, though, and hit, and hit, going .328/.407/.527 last year between Double A and Triple A at age 23, with more walks than strikeouts. His strikeout rate of 9.1 percent was the fifth-lowest of all minor leaguers with at least 200 PA, and it came with more power than any of the guys who struck out less often. He runs close to average but doesn’t have the arm to play center, and there’s a ceiling on his production given his size and positional limitations. I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t hit enough to be at least a fringe regular, though, and his upside is someone who challenges for the league lead in batting average. He had a heck of an arm for us, playing center, and I’m pretty certain it could only have gotten better. Maybe his physique isn’t there, but he has good speed, good range, and great batting skills. And with the Beavs, he had that ability to spark something. Great thing to have on a team…as we have witnessed with his departure. Can’t wait to see him playing in the majors! He’ll be there. |
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Post by touchdownbeaverss on Feb 23, 2022 9:00:28 GMT -8
Fangraphs just released their 2022 Top 100 Prospects. Adley came in at #1 to no surprise. Kwan is #57 which is just behind Austin Martin and ahead of Max Meyer (5th and 3rd overall picks respectively in the 2020 draft). I think this is the first time he's made any of the top prospect lists by the major publications. blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-top-100-prospects/ |
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