16 year old baseball phenom on cover of SI...

**mplscyclone** · 06-15-2009, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by cmoneyr

$50 on this guy being a complete and utter bust and growing up to resent his father for making a stupid decision for him.

Yeah no kidding. The Nats are going to spend $75-$100 million on two prospects?

A starting pitcher plays about 30 games a year, and a Catcher in the NL will play at most about 75-85% of the games (and that's if they have no injuries)...

They are destined to be screwed for a long time.....

**mtowncyclone** · 06-16-2009, 09:42 AM

looks like a good prospect, but complete and absolute bull ****, theres no way in hell he hit a 570 foot home run

**cmoneyr** · 06-16-2009, 09:59 AM

The measurement of that "570 foot home run" is more than a little questionable.

**The_Architect** · 06-16-2009, 10:02 AM

OK, admittedly I could be wrong on this but I thought I remember hearing that a wooden bat actually hits the ball further but the ball jumps off the bat a lot faster with the aluminum.

**cmoneyr** · 06-16-2009, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by The_Architect

OK, admittedly I could be wrong on this but I thought I remember hearing that a wooden bat actually hits the ball further but the ball jumps off the bat a lot faster with the aluminum.

That seems contradictory.

**TxCycloneFan** · 06-16-2009, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by ISUboi12

It definately matters what number you wear. There is a reason the numbers 1,2*,3,4,5,7,8,9,10 are all retired to the greatest players of all time.

Don't forget 13. He will go down like he does every fall, in flames.

**TxCycloneFan** · 06-16-2009, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by mtowncyclone

looks like a good prospect, but complete and absolute bull ****, theres no way in hell he hit a 570 foot home run

Phaedrus was there, just ask him!

**The_Architect** · 06-16-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by cmoneyr

That seems contradictory.

Yeah I'm not sure the correct answer. The ball bounces off the aluminum bat much faster but not necessarily longer than the same pitch/swing hit from the sweet spot of a wooden bat.

**The_Architect** · 06-16-2009, 10:37 AM

OK, looks like I was wrong. The trampoline effect of the aluminum bat carries over to total distance. Aluminum bat wins!

Baseballs Hit With Aluminum Bats Travel Farther: Wood Bats Outperformed by Safety and Cost Benefits | Suite101.com

**egami** · 06-16-2009, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by The_Architect

OK, admittedly I could be wrong on this but I thought I remember hearing that a wooden bat actually hits the ball further but the ball jumps off the bat a lot faster with the aluminum.

I don't know that I've ever seen a conclusive scientific evaluation, but I would think that the aluminum bats tendency to give more and regain it's shape would lend it to hitting the ball farther.

*edit* There you found it...

**drmwevr08** · 06-16-2009, 11:20 AM

Willie Ansley hit a 561 foot homer in HS, which was big because it was 1 foot farther than the legendary 560' shot hit by Mickey Mantle (I see now often measured at 565). He was drafted high (Houston in 88) and did absolutely nothing. I don't think he even ever made the majors. Probably wasn't the all around prospect that this kid is, but still, you never know.