Will Tabata Replace Abreu??
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Will Tabata Replace Abreu??
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Will Tabata Replace Abreu??
I dont know. What do you guys think. He's already a stud but young.
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nykgeneralmanager wrote:You won't see Tabata until September of 2009 at the EARLIEST.
Why? Maybe he blows through AA and AAA next year? Look at guys like Upton and Maybin.
Tabata sucks and isn't as good as either Upton or Maybin obviously, but you get the point.
Does he get a taste of AA this year when Trenton goes to the playoffs?
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Bleeding Green wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Why? Maybe he blows through AA and AAA next year? Look at guys like Upton and Maybin.
Tabata sucks and isn't as good as either Upton or Maybin obviously, but you get the point.
Does he get a taste of AA this year when Trenton goes to the playoffs?
He's got the skillset to certain go straight from the AA to the majors if he's successful in AA, but I doubt the Yanks do it.
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Bleeding Green wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Why? Maybe he blows through AA and AAA next year? Look at guys like Upton and Maybin.
Tabata sucks and isn't as good as either Upton or Maybin obviously, but you get the point.
Does he get a taste of AA this year when Trenton goes to the playoffs?
He just had surgery to remove his hamate bone a couple of weeks ago and he is out at least another 4 weeks, so he won't be in the AA playoffs.
Also, I can't imagine the Yanks pushing Tabata straight from AA the way the DBacks or Tigers did with Upton and Maybin. They are taking it slow with Tabata and letting his game develop as much as possible before he reaches the majors. Obviously if he destroys the EL that will be a different story, but it's just a wait and see game.
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nykgeneralmanager wrote:They are taking it slow with Tabata and letting his game develop as much as possible before he reaches the majors.
As they have shown this year they will do with everyone. But instead of making the big deal they will call him up if needed.
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theknicks414 wrote:Tabata will start next year in AA and I wouldn't be surprised if he was up in the bigs around this time next year.
If he is healthy and hitting for power, I would agree. He could spend half the year in Trenton and half the year in Scranton and end up here after the year is over. But keep in mind, he just had hamate surgery.
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Pugsley_2491 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
whats hamate surgery?
It's a bone in the wrist area and they actually remove the bone in the surgery. It takes a long time (almost over a full season) for guys to get their power back, although their swing is fine. Since Tabata doesn't have tremendous power right now and is so young, that shouldn't be a concern of ours.
