Brandon Moss: OF Prospect - Page 2 - Talksox

CrespoBlows · 08-07-2004, 10:24 AM

What's Moss' arm strength, is it better than Damon who throws like a woman? God damn anyone see that throw last night, he couldn't even reach the pitcher's mound!

Zenny · 08-07-2004, 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Aug 7 2004, 10:24 AM
What's Moss' arm strength, is it better than Damon who throws like a woman? God damn anyone see that throw last night, he couldn't even reach the pitcher's mound!

He's got a pretty damn good arm, hence him being in RF as a converted middle infielder. He's got both strength and accuracy in it and it's probably comparable to Kapler's.

Zenny · 08-11-2004, 12:58 PM

Moss finally got promoted to Sarasota and will play tonight's game there. He still has a good shot to be on Portland's 2005 Opening Day roster, but he should've been in Sarasota sooner to give us a bigger sample size.

Zenny · 08-11-2004, 10:34 PM

Moss is showing off plate discipline and average in his high-A debut, going 2-3 with a walk and run. Great to see that he's making contact and drawing a walk if necessary. If he keeps it up, he should definitely be in Portland next season.

Zenny · 08-16-2004, 12:13 PM

Moss went 2-4, hit a homerun and struck out yesterday.

Zenny1 · 08-16-2004, 04:52 PM

I really like this kid Moss. Great power.

CrespoBlows · 08-19-2004, 06:41 AM

Moss contuined to tear up Single A pitching going 3-5 with a homerun.

Zenny · 08-19-2004, 11:12 AM

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Originally posted by CrespoBlows@Aug 19 2004, 06:41 AM
Moss contuined to tear up Single A pitching going 3-5 with a homerun.

He really should start next season in Portland. No question.

CrespoBlows · 08-19-2004, 04:50 PM

next season? He should be there this season. I love this kid, he's fucking awesome. He needs to be there by 2006 (Boston)

Zenny · 08-20-2004, 02:30 AM

3-7 with 2 BB's in two games today. I love this kid. At absolute worst, he's Trot Nixon (which is friggin' fantastic).

Zenny1 · 08-20-2004, 02:37 PM

He seems to be on the fast track to the majors. He his excelling at all levels so far.

Zenny · 08-21-2004, 03:02 AM

3-4 with a 2B and BB today. He's shown fantastic plate discipline (4.0 BB/K), which means the 1.333 OPS isn't a sample size thing and he can really hit this league. It'll be a crime if he doesn't start next season in Portland and make it to Pawtucket mid-way through the year. This kid is an absolute stud.

Zenny1 · 08-22-2004, 11:45 AM

Zen, I know you are a baseball expert so I have to ask, what type of numbers do you think he'll put up as a pro? Nixon like?

Zenny · 08-22-2004, 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by Zenny1@Aug 22 2004, 11:45 AM
Zen, I know you are a baseball expert so I have to ask, what type of numbers do you think he'll put up as a pro? Nixon like?

He's still really young, so it's tough to predict at this point, but he honestly could be anywhere from Trot Nixon to Jim Edmonds. That also hinges on whether he moves to CF and develops there or not.

Zenny · 06-03-2005, 01:11 PM

Moss had a lot of trouble adjusting to AA pitching for a while, but he's figured it out and has been on fire his last few games. His line doesn't look very good at .268/.339/.431, but he's been crushing the ball since a six game rainout. He was hitting .220 before that stretch.

Here's the game by game from May 27th to June 2:

May 27th- 1-2, HR, BB
May 28th- 0-3, BB
May 29th (1st game)- 3-4, HR
May 29th (2nd game)- 2-4, 2 K
May 30th- 3-5, 2B, BB, K
May 31st- 2-5, HR, K
June 1- 2-3
June 2- 1-4, 2B, 2 K

That's 14 for 30. The line: .467/.515/.833/1.348; 2 2B, 3 HR; 3/6 BB/K. I think he's figuring it out.

EDIT- Bad math.