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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
Dipre, stats really only tell you a small part of the story on a minor league kid and the advanced stats are nice, but you need to put them into context. I never understood the Utley comps, since I think Utley has prime power for the position. But Joseph has gap power that really started showing up late in the season. If it progressed, he's a double digit homer threat
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Stats>Comparisons.
For example, like Dipre said, Wily Mo Pena used to be compared to Manny. If that was the case, we'd have a guy who was a .400+OBP guy, with capability to go 1.000+OPS every year, with incredible production. Well, what Wily Mo Pena turned out to be, was a guy who could not make contact like Manny, did not have the plate discipline, and overall, he really just had Manny's skills in the outfield. Basically, he was Manny without the bat, which basically means he's useless.
You can have all the comparisons you want, I could compare Carlos Gomez to Kirby Puckett. In fact, the Star Tribune used to stroke their cocks about getting Gomez, saying he was "the next Twins great CF", and that he could potentially be a 5-tool player. Well, that never happened. That's never going to happen, because Carlos Gomez can't hit, can't hit for power, and all he's got is a pretty good glove. Thank God Bill Smith made his first good trade as a GM, by getting rid of him for J.J. Hardy.