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10 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

Good stuff!  Luke-OH, have you watched any of Rylan's at bats in Norfolk?  Do you see anything different, or is it just a SSS and good luck streak?

I have, just being more aggressive early in the count than in Bowie, but remember a .740 in the Eastern League is just as good as a .880 OPS in the International League given their respective run environments this year. So I'm not sure he's been notably better.

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I think he can handle either just fine. Just one play but you can see how quick his transfer and release are.  

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I don't know, maybe you should go look at the top prospect list from last year where we did that already? But hey, just keep asking Luke to do your homework.

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Most people don’t believe the power, the first two leagues he played in were big time hitter’s leagues. He’s listed at 5”10” but is more like 5’ 7” but not even an average runner home to first and the

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3 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

I have, just being more aggressive early in the count than in Bowie, but remember a .740 in the Eastern League is just as good as a .880 OPS in the International League given their respective run environments this year. So I'm not sure he's been notably better.

Got you.  Thanks Luke.

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One thing Bannon needs to improve is that he has a tendency of turning easy plays into difficult plays in the field.

He's really comfortable throwing on the run, it's an ability that generally helps him, he's good at it. But sometimes he makes running throws when he has plenty of time to set his feet. And while he is a good thrower on the run, no one is perfect when their body is moving a different direction than the target. It leads to some slightly errant throws. 

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1 hour ago, Luke-OH said:

One thing Bannon needs to improve is that he has a tendency of turning easy plays into difficult plays in the field.

He's really comfortable throwing on the run, it's an ability that generally helps him, he's good at it. But sometimes he makes running throws when he has plenty of time to set his feet. And while he is a good thrower on the run, no one is perfect when their body is moving a different direction than the target. It leads to some slightly errant throws. 

So far he has 4 errors through...What, 10 games there?

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1 hour ago, Luke-OH said:

I have, just being more aggressive early in the count than in Bowie, but remember a .740 in the Eastern League is just as good as a .880 OPS in the International League given their respective run environments this year. So I'm not sure he's been notably better.

Luke - does the fact that Bannon is facing AAA pitching (ostensibly better than AA) affect your analysis?

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38 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

Luke - does the fact that Bannon is facing AAA pitching (ostensibly better than AA) affect your analysis?

I mean the higher level you do it at, the greater chance that the hit tool plays in the majors, but it doesn’t change the profile. If he keeps it up it decreases risk.

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I was just writing about Bannon in Tony’s thread on the main board about who might be added to or dropped from the OH top 30.    He had Bannon listed as a possible player to be dropped.     That post was written just before Bannon got promoted.   I think Bannon has shown he belongs on the list.    Hopefully he keeps raking over the final week of the season.    

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5 hours ago, Frobby said:

I was just writing about Bannon in Tony’s thread on the main board about who might be added to or dropped from the OH top 30.    He had Bannon listed as a possible player to be dropped.     That post was written just before Bannon got promoted.   I think Bannon has shown he belongs on the list.    Hopefully he keeps raking over the final week of the season.    

Bannon was top 20 for me pretty easily before his promotion, but to be fair, when I talk to scouts, Bannon is really the only guy where my thoughts vary significantly from other evaluators, although one changed his opinion a little after he saw Bannon’s Eastern League all-star game batting practice and conceded that he does in fact have 50 raw power (something we’d previously disagreed about).

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26 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

Bannon was top 20 for me pretty easily before his promotion, but to be fair, when I talk to scouts, Bannon is really the only guy where my thoughts vary significantly from other evaluators, although one changed his opinion a little after he saw Bannon’s Eastern League all-star game batting practice and conceded that he does in fact have 50 raw power (something we’d previously disagreed about).

Does his position change his ranking? Does it matter if he plays 2B or 3B?

2B is a less premium position, but his bat would definitely project better there. Not like we have a ton of upper level middle infield prospects. 

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56 minutes ago, WalkWithElias said:

Does his position change his ranking? Does it matter if he plays 2B or 3B?

2B is a less premium position, but his bat would definitely project better there. Not like we have a ton of upper level middle infield prospects. 

I think the only chance of him being a 50 is at 2B. I think he could definitely be a 45 at 2B and maybe at 3B. He’s better at 2B IMO and the bat plays better there.

 I also think it’d be easy for him to pick up LF/RF and be a non-SS super utility guy. Kind of like Cincinnati is using Josh VanMeter now. Bannon has a better glove, but probably less bat.

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On 8/27/2019 at 4:18 PM, Luke-OH said:

I think the only chance of him being a 50 is at 2B. I think he could definitely be a 45 at 2B and maybe at 3B. He’s better at 2B IMO and the bat plays better there.

 I also think it’d be easy for him to pick up LF/RF and be a non-SS super utility guy. Kind of like Cincinnati is using Josh VanMeter now. Bannon has a better glove, but probably less bat.

Good call on Van Meter for the Rule 5. 

I see Bannon has adopted Mountcastle’s way of thinking.  Why walk when you can hit the ball out of the ballpark?  That’s a not a joke nor a knock.

This hot stretch at the end of the season might be keeping him in the OH top 30.

 

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