Creed Willems 2022

[panick]

I've never seen a picture of this kid.

How does he compare physically to the fat boy who sometimes catches for the Blue Jays? If he can hit as well as that guy I don't care what shape he is in.

[Jim'sKid26]

14 hours ago, yark14 said:

I think that it is way inappropriate to blanket label all "these young kids".  Some kids know the importance of nutrition, conditioning, and skill work; and some kids don't.  The ones that do are the ones that usually rise to the higher levels or even to the majors.  The ones that don't flame out in the lower levels.  Our top prospects like Gunnar, Westburg, Hall, Stowers, et all, clearly know the importance.  Players like Creed need to learn just like generations of ball players before them.

This is a fair criticism.  Did not mean to imply a blanket statement.  Correction noted.

[RZNJ]

16 hours ago, panick said:

I've never seen a picture of this kid.

How does he compare physically to the fat boy who sometimes catches for the Blue Jays? If he can hit as well as that guy I don't care what shape he is in.

He does not appear as rotund as Kirk to me.  I think he's a bit taller too.   When he's catching, Willems looks okay but he's definitely got some baby fat to lose.    Kind of funny that he has 3 or 4 triples, more than some of the "fast" guys on the team.

[Frobby]

Just hit a three run bomb with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th to win the game for Delmarva 4-2.   

[Hazmat]

Interesting that he’s playing 1B and that they sent Costes from the FCL up to Aberdeen.  Did they do that to ensure Creed gets AB’s since Ardoin is now in Delmarva?

[seak05]

Yeah, the body shaming on creed has gotten a little over the top. We have no actual evidence to support the idea that he doesn’t try to eat healthy, or work hard on his conditioning. All of us are built differently, and what our ideal body looks like is different as well. 
 

Kirk is a very good example of a “bad body” who is a successful major leaguer. If he can’t hit well enough to succeed, then he can’t. But so far he looks to be able to play catcher defensively. 

[owknows]

4 hours ago, seak05 said:

Yeah, the body shaming on creed has gotten a little over the top. We have no actual evidence to support the idea that he doesn’t try to eat healthy, or work hard on his conditioning. All of us are built differently, and what our ideal body looks like is different as well.

George Herman Ruth invites them all to pull his finger....

Then lights a cigar.

[Frobby]

Anyone notice that Willems posted an .865 OPS in August?  Perhaps he’s figuring things out a little.  

[LookinUp]

18 hours ago, Frobby said:

Anyone notice that Willems posted an .865 OPS in August?  Perhaps he’s figuring things out a little.  

Yes. People are noticing. He has a chance to be a legit prospect. Still hope his fitness improves, but the big arm and hitting improvements are interesting for sure.

[emmett16]

He doesn’t look terrible behind the plate.  The kid cracks me up.  He talks to everyone.  Umpire, other batters, other defenders in field when he gets hits.  He seems like a giant kid out there.   I bet the guys in the dugout love him. 

[RZNJ]

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