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BrianV
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@seca - thanks for the observations about the minors system. You've now given me cause to review my entire minors system with an eye to rate of progression.

@amalric - I'm typically an early morning drafter. I don't know about that morning specifically, but I'm impressed!

Getting a 'Very Good' 12-POT is a tough break. I would have rolled the dice the same way.
GrizzlyDan
Joined: 06/30/2016
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Ariel Collazo

I feel your pain. I didn't draft him, he was there when I took the team. He has glaring weaknesses in exactly the same stats that I will be emphasizing in training, needs to be in the outfield but isn't, and has just enough bat that I can't get rid of him yet. He may have already flattened out if you look at his development curve, and I will be training a weak-armed catcher at 2B to try to replace him. But he's "very good" potentially. Gack.
mikkoredsox
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@GrizzlyDan- Acutally being he is a 12 Potential player, his max SI is 96-103. So he actually has reached his highest possible SI, barring a rare bump to being a 13 Potential. There's not much to wait for there, he is what he is at this point.

So, in other words, he did fulfill his "Very Good Potential" for being a 12 Potential player.

Updated Thursday, September 15 2016 @ 9:41:15 am PDT
AD24
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Yeah, some guys don't develop like Hector which sucks, because I think he could've been really good.
newtman
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@AD24, Hector isn't doing too badly considering when and where he started. He won't be ready at 25 though.
Rock777
Joined: 09/21/2014
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Collazo looks like a good player. Would have been better at LF than 2B, but should still be serviceable and it looks like he has some potential as a hitter; .800 OPS is good.

Updated Thursday, September 15 2016 @ 3:47:35 pm PDT
timothy
Joined: 03/18/2020
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Drafted this possibly odd case over a season ago. 13 POT out of high school where he only had 34 AB (!), but had OPS of 1.351. 400 minor league AB plus 59 in spring training, over a year in, and his SI has increased by one point.

Updated Friday, August 13 2021 @ 2:07:00 pm PDT
Jwrose
Joined: 07/07/2016
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Ok, why did all the above links go to retired players?
Rock777
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@Jwrose - super old necro

@timothy - wouldn't stress too much. Very young players tend to develop slowly at first, then pick up a bit when they get older.
timothy
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OK thanks, Rock, lol!


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