Comments on: Robbie Grossman Versus the Ideal Corner Outfielder

By: Matt Beam

Matt Beam — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:18:00 +0000

not that he will turn out to be as good, but he reminds me of Johnny Damon, albeit with a better arm

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:58:00 +0000

But I think the point of that might be that, as a player, Matt Hague does not offer the same skill set outside of hitting for average. I’d like to see him get a chance too, however. With McGehee and Jones there, hopefully there’s no need, and he could be some kind of trade bait.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:23:00 +0000

“Power doesn’t come just in home runs. That’s something we believe as an organization, that extra base hits are power,” Neal Huntington said in reference to the opinion that Grossman doesn’t have the power for a corner outfield spot. “You don’t have to hit 35 home runs to have power. Robbie has power, he’s got extra base hit power.

Funny…why doesn’t the same theory seem to apply to Matt Hague?

By: michael

michael — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000

I hate the idea of labeling a position as a “power” position. Does it matter ? Give me 8 hitters like Rod Carew and I’ll beat your team of 8 Adam Dunnes every day of the week.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:27:00 +0000

As prospects move up to high-A and AA over the next two years, it’ll be an important time for the future (5-10 years) of the Pirates.

By: leadoff

leadoff — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0000

That .418 is incredible, Grossman is a ballplayer, oh and he is not slow, he might not be a burner, but he does run well and he is a smart runner, he did have 24 stolen bases.
He might not of even been the best player at Brandenton:
Cabrera…………….343/410/471/881
Gonzalez……………322/374/467/841
Santos……………….314/392/476/868
Grossman…………..294/418/451/869

Cabrera is a catcher, but I think he is only about 5’7, that will usually get you non prospect status.

By: ElGaupo77

ElGaupo77 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0000

Keith Law did have Grossman in his Top 100. He’s a lot more credible than some of the clowns that give inputs to Baseball America.

Also, only 19 of the corner OFs had 20 or more HRs last year. Grossman could end up being “league average” as far as HRs with much superior on-base skills.