Yost jr

[DHonks]

For Patrick or Brad, or anyone who has seen him. He doesn't catch anymore. But he doesn't have enough power to be a 1b. Does he have the ability to one day be a backup in the majors capable of filling in at 1b, 3b, DH, PH, LF, RF? I guess given his numbers, I wonder why they haven't begun trying to create a role for him

[pogokat]

He could probably play LF or 1B, but i dont think there is a lot of agility there...i havent seen him catch since we were at UGA, so i would guess that's out of the question...

 

he's a good enough hitter to make it to AAA...but you are right doug, he needs to find some versatility to make the bigs...

 

I've seen him play like 15 times, and they've all been at DH or 1b, so i think that says a lot..

 

 

oh, and Ned's the fourth, not jr.

[endaround]

I assume because he doesn't have any role at the mlb level. I always assumed he was getting his minor league time in in order to be a college coach. He's going to be 25 in high A.

[pogokat]

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I assume because he doesn't have any role at the mlb level. I always assumed he was getting his minor league time in in order to be a college coach. He's going to be 25 in high A.

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yeah, i have thought the same...he's a super nice guy...i hope the best for him, since i met him in high school...

[colbyjack]

With all due respect to Ned Yost IV, I wouldn't spend too much time trying to figure out if he can play a whole bunch of spots, because I personally don't feel he ever sniffs the big leagues.

 

He was moved from behind the plate because his arm reportedly was shot. That pretty much means he would be a weak-armed third baseman even if he had the agility to play there. Ditto for LF and RF.

 

He's the son of the big-league manager, was added to the system probably more out of respect to Ned the third than anything else, has been brought along one level at a time, has put up good numbers despite being old for each level he's played at and hasn't been promoted aggressively despite being the son of the big-league manager.

 

That's not a very good collection of signs for a player the organization is trying to figure out how they're going to make a place for him at the big-league level down the road. If Ned the Fourth makes the team someday as the 25th man, prepare yourself for some heated arguments that far surpass those that Chris Magruder created.

[DHonks]

prepare yourself for some heated arguments that far surpass those that Chris Magruder created.

 

I didn't realize that Magruder created any heated arguments. Was this how they went down?

 

Anti-Magruder folks: Magruder sucks!!!

 

pro-Magruder folks: yeah, he's awful, but at least he's not as bad as Tsuyoshi Shinjo

 

anti-Magruder folks: aren't you even going to try to defend him?

 

pro-Magruder folks: no, there is no argument to support the claim that he doesn't suck. How's about we just debate the merits of Keith Ginter, Russell Branyan, and Tony Gwynn, jr?

[endaround]

If there is an open spot on the 40 man come September some year he might show up, but beyond that I just don't see it happening.

[colbyjack]

I didn't realize that Magruder created any heated arguments. Was this how they went down?

 

Yeah, I shouldn't have said arguments, because they were pretty one sided. I meant to say people got pretty fired up when talking about Chris Magruder being the team's 25th best player. We had to have been able to do better than that, right?

[pogokat]

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I meant to say people got pretty fired up when talking about Chris Magruder being the team's 25th best player.

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Dude. Magruder hit a homerun that time that won the game in Atlanta. Without him, the Brewers might have only won 60 games that year...

 

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