Farm Hops for April is up!

[pogokat]

The Farm hops for April is up...check it out, then tear me a new one right here....

[Team Canada]

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[Boy Jeenius]

Great stuff - as always. I would like to address the Darren Ford comment that he should already be in A+. It looks like he needed to show he could cut down the k's before he moved up. Repeating the year in A, and giving him a chance to excel while he works on making contact seems like it is working out for him. Ford may move up later this year, but right now letting him have a big year while he keeps improving on making contact may help him big time.

[pogokat]

i agree that's the reason he's still in WV, but i view that as a problem he can work on as a moves up the chain...i'm sure the real reason he's in WV is because he got jumped by Cole GIllespie and Chuck Fermaint was held back..

[Boy Jeenius]

I don't disagree with your assesment, he probably could have done the same in BC. I'm such a huge Ford fan, that I guess I was glad they are taking baby steps with him. To me it was more of a compliment that they valued his potential so much that they were willing to be patient, and let his speed game grow at its own pace. Gillespie is a touch older than Ford with CWS experience, so maybe that had something to do with the jump too. All I know is it's really exciting to see Ford get off to such a good start at WV. He's the first box score I check every night.