tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post172701380335669731..comments2024-03-27T18:52:30.854-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: John from Albany - The Alternative 50 Mets Prospects, #5, Jake MangumMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-7136591103182898832020-02-27T10:53:20.763-05:002020-02-27T10:53:20.763-05:00Prospect wise...
Quinn Brodey, Wagner Lagrange, a...Prospect wise...<br /><br />Quinn Brodey, Wagner Lagrange, and Guillermo Granadillo are on teams above him.<br /><br />Freddy Valdez and Alexander Ramirez are behind me.<br /><br />I see an outside chance of him opening this season in ColumbiaMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-34249217499957641302020-02-27T09:55:35.648-05:002020-02-27T09:55:35.648-05:00Reese, it is a different game than the mid 90s in ...Reese, it is a different game than the mid 90s in terms of speed, but Butler would sure be a starter if he played today. Question is, for me, how close can Mangum get to Brett Butler. To me, Mangum should be very open to lots of bunting for base hits. It sure worked for Butler.<br /><br />And Ichiro Suzuki - per Fangraphs, he apparently had 123 at bats bunting and hit .577 bunting!! If Mangum has his speed, why not?Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-12262328622889953752020-02-27T09:32:05.407-05:002020-02-27T09:32:05.407-05:00Considering how few clubs use speed as part of the...Considering how few clubs use speed as part of their offensive game, he may have a tough climb. Juan Lagares could run, but what good did it do him? Ditto Eric Young, Jr.Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-39630579256220885662020-02-27T08:45:18.229-05:002020-02-27T08:45:18.229-05:00He reminds me of Brett Butler. But for all the at...He reminds me of Brett Butler. But for all the attention to his hit tool in college, his Fangraphs projection for 2020 (as if he were going to play in the majors in 2020) was a very un-Butler-like .172/.212/.244. Maybe they are very wrong there.<br /><br />Given he is already almost 24, the latter stats show he most likely has a lot of work to do to be ready for the majors. If he can with 2 more minors years up those #s by 100 points, to .272/.312/.344, with his speed it could work.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com