Comments on: Across the Affiliates 08/29/07 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: dco http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32349 dco Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:00:28 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32349 <p>anyone notice this unusual line in boswell's column this morning (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801642.html)</p> <p>"More important, the club signed all 20 draft picks this season."</p> <p>at least he got the next line right: "Since May 2006, the whole farm system has been hugely improved."</p> anyone notice this unusual line in boswell’s column this morning (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/28/AR2007082801642.html)

“More important, the club signed all 20 draft picks this season.”

at least he got the next line right: “Since May 2006, the whole farm system has been hugely improved.”

]]> By: estuartj http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32355 estuartj Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:13:00 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32355 <p>Barry at the Post says "Don't be surprised if you see him with the Nationals when Potomac's season ends." about Justin Maxwell.</p> <p>Looks like his star is rising...</p> Barry at the Post says “Don’t be surprised if you see him with the Nationals when Potomac’s season ends.” about Justin Maxwell.

Looks like his star is rising…

]]> By: Pilchard http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32360 Pilchard Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:40:55 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32360 <p>It would be really unusual for a player to jump from A to the bigs in September. That being said, Maxwell is about to turn 24, and as a result, the Nats may be inclined to push his development.</p> <p>Do the Nats need to put Maxwell on the 40 man roster at the end of the season, to avoid exposing him to the December Rule 5 draft?</p> <p>FWIW, I think Maxwell would be better served playing in the AZL than getting the Jesus Flores treatment for the last month of the season with the Nats.</p> It would be really unusual for a player to jump from A to the bigs in September. That being said, Maxwell is about to turn 24, and as a result, the Nats may be inclined to push his development.

Do the Nats need to put Maxwell on the 40 man roster at the end of the season, to avoid exposing him to the December Rule 5 draft?

FWIW, I think Maxwell would be better served playing in the AZL than getting the Jesus Flores treatment for the last month of the season with the Nats.

]]> By: Kyle http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32361 Kyle Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:42:09 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32361 <p>Does anyone know where Smoker and McGeary are now that the GCL season has concluded?</p> Does anyone know where Smoker and McGeary are now that the GCL season has concluded?

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32367 Brian Oliver Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:48:29 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32367 <p>Kyle - Both of them are with the Vermont Lake Monsters though neither has been activated as of this morning.</p> Kyle - Both of them are with the Vermont Lake Monsters though neither has been activated as of this morning.

]]> By: estuartj http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32369 estuartj Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:54:15 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32369 <p>Pilchard - Why can't Justin Maxwell get called up AND play in ARI?</p> <p>Also, does anyone know why Stephen King hasn't played since August 24th?</p> Pilchard - Why can’t Justin Maxwell get called up AND play in ARI?

Also, does anyone know why Stephen King hasn’t played since August 24th?

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32370 Brian Oliver Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:14:02 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32370 <p>"[D]oes anyone know why Stephen King hasn’t played since August 24th" - Sore hamstring</p> <p>On Maxwell, I'd think the Nationals wouldn't want to put him on the 40-man when they don't have to, all things being equal.</p> “[D]oes anyone know why Stephen King hasn’t played since August 24th” - Sore hamstring

On Maxwell, I’d think the Nationals wouldn’t want to put him on the 40-man when they don’t have to, all things being equal.

]]> By: estuartj http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32374 estuartj Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:48:57 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32374 <p>I wonder if Maxwell is playing himself into consideration for the major league roster next year. If they call him up in September, as Barry S. suggests, and play him in A.F.L. this year they will have a pretty good idea if he is capable of playing at that level yet.</p> <p>My guess is that they will call him up and then invite him to spring training next year, but he will most likely start the '08 season in AA Harrisburg.</p> I wonder if Maxwell is playing himself into consideration for the major league roster next year. If they call him up in September, as Barry S. suggests, and play him in A.F.L. this year they will have a pretty good idea if he is capable of playing at that level yet.

My guess is that they will call him up and then invite him to spring training next year, but he will most likely start the ‘08 season in AA Harrisburg.

]]> By: bdrube http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32375 bdrube Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:21:17 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32375 <p>If Maxwell torches the fall league and has a blistering spring, he'll have a decent shot at making the club in '08 if they trade Church in the offseason as a lot of people expect they will. Maxwell has an intriguing combination of speed and power and you know Trader Jim would love to see BOTH of the the top 2 picks from his first Nats Draft as GM contributing in the bigs (not to mention the 11th rounder possibly being in the rotatioon).</p> <p>Actually that's one area where Bowden does not get enough credit (if that's possible). Essentially during the team's first two drafts in Washington he was operating on a shoestring without effective ownership and yet his team selected a bevy of talent that is already improving on the field fortunes from Zimm at the top on down the line.</p> If Maxwell torches the fall league and has a blistering spring, he’ll have a decent shot at making the club in ‘08 if they trade Church in the offseason as a lot of people expect they will. Maxwell has an intriguing combination of speed and power and you know Trader Jim would love to see BOTH of the the top 2 picks from his first Nats Draft as GM contributing in the bigs (not to mention the 11th rounder possibly being in the rotatioon).

Actually that’s one area where Bowden does not get enough credit (if that’s possible). Essentially during the team’s first two drafts in Washington he was operating on a shoestring without effective ownership and yet his team selected a bevy of talent that is already improving on the field fortunes from Zimm at the top on down the line.

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32377 Brian Oliver Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:30:07 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32377 <p>Bowden gets some credit for the draft, but honestly the guy who really ran that draft (and the last couple in Montreal) was Dana Brown. He is among the better player evaluators out there. Brown had the restrictions for multiple years but still managed to get guys like Chad Cordero, Bill Bray, Jason Bergmann, etc.</p> Bowden gets some credit for the draft, but honestly the guy who really ran that draft (and the last couple in Montreal) was Dana Brown. He is among the better player evaluators out there. Brown had the restrictions for multiple years but still managed to get guys like Chad Cordero, Bill Bray, Jason Bergmann, etc.

]]> By: Pilchard http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32393 Pilchard Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:52:02 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32393 <p>estaurj -</p> <p>I thought that the AFL season started before the end of the MLB regular season, but it does not. So, Maxwell could do both.</p> <p>FWIW, I love toolsy athletic OFers as much as the next guy, but it is virtually unheard of for a player make the jump from Class A to the bigs (not talking about September, but the idea of Maxwell making the Nats in 2008). Further, unless Maxwell is going to play everyday for the MLB team in 2008 (which seems very unlikely given the present roster without the expected FA signing of a CF), he would be better off refining his skills in Harriburg or Columbus to start the 2008 season.</p> <p>Despite his age, Maxwell has not played a ton of baseball because of injuries, and I would think that his development would be better served by the level by level approach that most prospects follow. I would expect Mad Max to play AA next year, with the Nats ready to pull the trigger for a promotion if he excels at that level.</p> estaurj -

I thought that the AFL season started before the end of the MLB regular season, but it does not. So, Maxwell could do both.

FWIW, I love toolsy athletic OFers as much as the next guy, but it is virtually unheard of for a player make the jump from Class A to the bigs (not talking about September, but the idea of Maxwell making the Nats in 2008). Further, unless Maxwell is going to play everyday for the MLB team in 2008 (which seems very unlikely given the present roster without the expected FA signing of a CF), he would be better off refining his skills in Harriburg or Columbus to start the 2008 season.

Despite his age, Maxwell has not played a ton of baseball because of injuries, and I would think that his development would be better served by the level by level approach that most prospects follow. I would expect Mad Max to play AA next year, with the Nats ready to pull the trigger for a promotion if he excels at that level.

]]> By: bdrube http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32394 bdrube Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:05:54 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32394 <p>I'll definately give Dana Brown his due for the '05 and '06 drafts. But as anyone who has worked for a bad boss will tell you, no matter how good you are at your job, you'll only be as effective as your boss will let you be. And Bowden deserves credit for letting Brown do his.</p> I’ll definately give Dana Brown his due for the ‘05 and ‘06 drafts. But as anyone who has worked for a bad boss will tell you, no matter how good you are at your job, you’ll only be as effective as your boss will let you be. And Bowden deserves credit for letting Brown do his.

]]> By: Benji http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32409 Benji Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:30:27 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/08/29/across-the-affiliates-082907/#comment-32409 <p>If you don't remember, top prospects Justin Upton and Cameron Maybin were only in AA for a short period of time. I think Maxwell will go there (AA) but not for long.</p> If you don’t remember, top prospects Justin Upton and Cameron Maybin were only in AA for a short period of time. I think Maxwell will go there (AA) but not for long.

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