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its seems the majority of us fans are reading to give up on CF Gary Brown.
He hasn't given us any reason not to since his breakout year in Single-A. He's a speed guy who has a low batting average, strikes out way too much and has a horrible SB percentage.
I agree, if he still has some value lets deal him in a package for Norris. I really like Perez and cant wait till he has Torres job.
I think this is probably the best thing to do. He had one hot streak in AAA last month where he seemed to turn it around but since then he's gone back down to normal levels. Aside from his 12 HR's, he doesn't do a lot of what you'd expect out of a traditional CF besides play decent defense.
who do we value more as a young arm between Blackburn and Stratton? (I know Crick is #1)
I would say Stratton is valued higher. He was a #1 pick just last year compared to Blackburn being a 16th rd pick. More likely to have the bigger upside although he is 3 years older.
For what it's worth, here some pitchers who I think rank higher in the depth chart than Stratton,
Edwin Escobar Richmond recently promoted
Kyle Crick San Jose
Ty Blach San Jose
Clayton Blackburn San Jose
Martin Agosta Augusta
Joan Gregorio Augusta
I'm sorry but Chris Stratton is 22 turn 23 next month in low a ball in Augusta, has a 3.96 ERA and has a WHIP of 1.33, this is not someone I would call an untouchable.
Here is my offer to Houston, Gary Brown, Joe Panik, and Chris Stratton for Bud Norris. Our first round picks in 2010, 2011, and 2012 don't look promising to me one bit maybe by combing all three of them maybe we could get a decent major leaguer for a couple of years.
IMO, GMs look at most prospects as chips and not so much as players, and I think that's too many chips to give up for Norris. Though I'd be really hesitant to give up on Stratton so quickly, I'd MAYBE package him with Panik to get Norris...but definitely not Brown AND Panik AND Stratton.
[ Edited by GhostofFredDean74 on Jul 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM ]