Author Topic: Bubba Starling (Read 49571 times)

Spaces · « **Reply #150 on:** August 18, 2011, 10:08:45 AM »

Quote from: EMAWmeister on August 17, 2011, 10:34:35 PM

I never lost to bubba in anything. ANYTHING. :popscollar:

That's something.

jtksu · « **Reply #151 on:** August 18, 2011, 05:15:38 PM »

Does anyone here speak Nubb? I have no idea what GBR/HP is saying.

wetwillie · « **Reply #152 on:** August 18, 2011, 05:26:21 PM »

Quote from: jtksu on August 18, 2011, 05:15:38 PM

Does anyone here speak Nubb? I have no idea what GBR/HP is saying.

I'll translate

GBR/HP : I'm Afraid of Texas

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #153 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:38:26 AM »

Also, apparently Bubba is also AOT.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #154 on:** May 12, 2014, 11:20:27 AM »

Quote from: jtksu on June 06, 2011, 09:12:47 PM

Nothing bad about this pick at all. Dude was projected as the 3rd best player in the draft. Do you think the Royals should have not drafted him because he's local? And Boras won't be able to treat this as he normally would because if he forces Bubba to hold out, Bubba plays for Nubb and Scott doesn't get a dime.

I was right.

steve dave · « **Reply #155 on:** May 12, 2014, 12:12:17 PM »

If posting old arguments with JTKSU where you are right and he was wrong is a new thing I expect thousands of old threads to be bumped today

CNS · « **Reply #156 on:** May 12, 2014, 12:30:46 PM »

How long until we make him the next Weeden?

EMAWesome · « **Reply #157 on:** May 12, 2014, 12:53:24 PM »

For those not ITK on Royals MiLB talent, Bubba isn't exactly on the fast track to KC...he's still 2 years young for the level he is playing at, but he isn't even breaking the Moustakas line (.150) this season.

He had Lasik 2 years ago, because his vision was crap, hasn't paid off yet...showed decent pop last year, especially given he was young for the level he was at, but he is totally overmatched this season at high A

I expect him to give it this year, and maybe next year, and if he doesn't pan out by the time he is 23, he will be a 24 year old Frosh QB somewhere in the Fall of 2016

Year   Age   AgeDif   Tm   Lg   Lev   Aff   G   PA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB   SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   TB   GDP   HBP   SH   SF   IBB
2012   19   -1.2   Burlington   APPY   Rk   KCR   53   232   200   35   55   8   2   10   33   10   1   28   70   0.275   0.371   0.485   0.856   97   2   3   0   1   2
2013   20   -1.6   Lexington   SALL   A   KCR   125   498   435   51   105   21   4   13   63   22   3   53   128   0.241   0.329   0.398   0.727   173   8   6   0   4   1
2014   21   -2   Wilmington   CARL   A+   KCR   32   139   118   16   17   8   0   2   10   5   0   15   42   0.144   0.266   0.263   0.529   31   0   5   0   1   0
3 Seasons                     210   869   753   102   177   37   6   25   106   37   4   96   240   0.235   0.33   0.4   0.73   301   10   14   0   6   3

The1BigWillie · « **Reply #158 on:** May 12, 2014, 01:21:38 PM »

42 strikeouts and 31 total bases. That's like... stick the bat out and close your eyes until the ball hits it bad.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #159 on:** May 12, 2014, 01:22:59 PM »

Most pitchers bat better than this loser. And that's against major league pitching, too.

hatingfrancisco · « **Reply #160 on:** May 12, 2014, 01:28:42 PM »

Quote from: EMAWesome on May 12, 2014, 12:53:24 PM

He had Lasik 2 years ago, because his vision was crap, hasn't paid off yet...showed decent pop last year, especially given he was young for the level he was at, but he is totally overmatched this season at high A

Actually he had the surgery last year.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #161 on:** May 12, 2014, 01:30:44 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on May 12, 2014, 12:12:17 PM

If posting old arguments with JTKSU where you are right and he was wrong is a new thing I expect thousands of old threads to be bumped today

I could have quoted other people, but I didn't because I like them.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #162 on:** May 12, 2014, 01:31:28 PM »

EMAWesome · « **Reply #163 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:07:02 PM »

Quote from: hatingfrancis on May 12, 2014, 01:28:42 PM

Quote from: EMAWesome on May 12, 2014, 12:53:24 PM
He had Lasik 2 years ago, because his vision was crap, hasn't paid off yet...showed decent pop last year, especially given he was young for the level he was at, but he is totally overmatched this season at high A

Actually he had the surgery last year.

Absolutely correct, my mistake...it seemed a hell of a lot longer ago to me...found this little nugget today after I posted my comment above...

Quote

Hopefully, part of Starling's problem was similar to the one that faced Eric Hosmer when he was in Low-A: vision. 35 games into 2013, Starling did undergo LASIK eye surgery to correct some vision problems that he was having. According to Starling he was having a hard time seeing the spin of the baseball during night games (in 2013 night games, Starling hit just .226/.311/.370, while in day games he hit .291/.387/.485). If the eye issue truly was causing Starling the night time problems that he insisted it was, then perhaps Starling's true current talent level is closer to the .872 OPS that he posted during the day. Royals fans have to be hoping that is the case.

He did close out 2013 on a hot streak, hitting .333/.404/.595 in the final month of the season, but this year has been a dumpster fire so far

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #164 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:29:56 PM »

He will be gone and Dayton will be forced out at the same time. Combine Bubba with Colon, Moose, Crow, Hoch and Zimmer and Dayton is awful at drafting

'taterblast · « **Reply #165 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:33:36 PM »

if you have to really try to find reasons why a first round draft pick isn't totally awful in his third year of SINGLE A ball, then i would say it's a safe bet he will never be a contributor in the majors.

slobber · « **Reply #166 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:45:31 PM »

He will be a stud. Just you wait. (No snark. (I am being serious. (not kidding (I am not trying to be funny. (Seriously. (This is not sarcasm.))))))

mocat · « **Reply #167 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:51:08 PM »

Quote from: Dugout DickStone on May 12, 2014, 02:29:56 PM

He will be gone and Dayton will be forced out at the same time. Combine Bubba with Colon, Moose, Crow, Hoch and Zimmer and Dayton is awful at drafting

Moose was a fantastic draft pick. As close to can't-miss as you can get. Not Dayton's fault that Moose didn't pan out. The others you listed are fair, but Moose was universally thought of as a no-risk enormous stud HS prospect.

slobber · « **Reply #168 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:55:38 PM »

Moose will be a stud, but probalby not in KC. That makes me sad.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #169 on:** May 12, 2014, 03:07:01 PM »

Quote from: mocat on May 12, 2014, 02:51:08 PM

Quote from: Dugout DickStone on May 12, 2014, 02:29:56 PM
He will be gone and Dayton will be forced out at the same time. Combine Bubba with Colon, Moose, Crow, Hoch and Zimmer and Dayton is awful at drafting

Moose was a fantastic draft pick. As close to can't-miss as you can get. Not Dayton's fault that Moose didn't pan out. The others you listed are fair, but Moose was universally thought of as a no-risk enormous stud HS prospect.

Well, ruining a can't miss is also Dayton's fault

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #170 on:** May 12, 2014, 03:17:04 PM »

Quote from: mocat on May 12, 2014, 02:51:08 PM

Quote from: Dugout DickStone on May 12, 2014, 02:29:56 PM
He will be gone and Dayton will be forced out at the same time. Combine Bubba with Colon, Moose, Crow, Hoch and Zimmer and Dayton is awful at drafting

Moose was a fantastic draft pick. As close to can't-miss as you can get. Not Dayton's fault that Moose didn't pan out. The others you listed are fair, but Moose was universally thought of as a no-risk enormous stud HS prospect.

Aaron Crow has a 0 era this season. Hoch was nails last season (also can't miss prospect). Zimmer hasn't even been started up this year and is expected to be in the rotation next year. Colon is already at AAA.

You have to be pretty clueless about draft pick success rates to say Dayton mumped those up. We're still reeling from the Allard Baird days and rushing dudes to the majors.

Whoever drafted Tim Melville gets negative points though.

hatingfrancisco · « **Reply #171 on:** May 12, 2014, 03:20:19 PM »

Bubba will be fine. His other 4 tools are nails.

EMAWesome · « **Reply #172 on:** May 12, 2014, 03:21:49 PM »

Quote from: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on May 12, 2014, 03:17:04 PM

Quote from: mocat on May 12, 2014, 02:51:08 PM
Quote from: Dugout DickStone on May 12, 2014, 02:29:56 PM
He will be gone and Dayton will be forced out at the same time. Combine Bubba with Colon, Moose, Crow, Hoch and Zimmer and Dayton is awful at drafting

Moose was a fantastic draft pick. As close to can't-miss as you can get. Not Dayton's fault that Moose didn't pan out. The others you listed are fair, but Moose was universally thought of as a no-risk enormous stud HS prospect.

Aaron Crow has a 0 era this season. Hoch was nails last season (also can't miss prospect). Zimmer hasn't even been started up this year and is expected to be in the rotation next year. Colon is already at AAA.

You have to be pretty clueless about draft pick success rates to say Dayton mumped those up. We're still reeling from the Allard Baird days and rushing dudes to the majors.

Whoever drafted Tim Melville gets negative points though.

Not sure if serious, specially to bolded points...Colon was drafted in 2010 specifically because he was viewed by GMDM as a guy that would be quick to KC...the fact that he is only in AAA, and is widely panned as a AAAA player is a total indictment on GMDM's drafting skills.

Moose was viewed by several scouts as a "bad body" player by a number of scouts pre-draft...

ChiComCat · « **Reply #173 on:** May 12, 2014, 03:23:34 PM »

Quote from: hatingfrancis on May 12, 2014, 03:20:19 PM

Bubba will be fine. His other 4 tools are nails.

Royals are proof that players with 4 tools and no hitting can get on in the majors.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #174 on:** May 12, 2014, 04:05:43 PM »

Quote from: slobber on May 12, 2014, 02:45:31 PM

He will be a stud. Just you wait. (No snark. (I am being serious. (not kidding (I am not trying to be funny. (Seriously. (This is not sarcasm.))))))

So is winning 'em all in doubt now, I suppose?