Neddy wrote:Ranma wrote:Quake Griffin wrote:Gavin Lux's numbers this year in High A ball are pretty good.
8 homers in 203 ABs. .320/.403 15 doubles. 3 triples.
Still having an errors problem at SS which last year seemed to be on throwing the ball from Short to 1st.
I know others hate the pick on this forum and I've seen heads tweet that they don't like it but I am intrigued by this kid and his development, so I try to keep up with how he is doing. This is about GAVIN, not any other of Gasparino's picks and protecting Gasparino. I am intrigued by Gavin only in this particular regard.
It's funny that you mention Lux as I was actually thinking about him with respect to our draft and Gasparino earlier this morning. I'm trying to respond to your post with regards to my initial reaction to the draft, but have been jumping around between drafts for other sports and MLB's in an effort to collect and post information.
With regards to Gavin Lux, specifically, I liked him as a prospect as a developing project in a vacuum. I don't think he's going to be worthwhile as a SS so 2B is where I project him to eventually be now. I truly hope he does put things together and it's encouraging that he's showing signs of sustained progress but I'll be impressed if he can carry that over to the higher levels with consistency given the slow and stunted start to his development.
I dunno. I don't even think he can make it in dodger blue as a 2B.
There's much worse stories out there than being a 20 year old who is raking at high A ball who is flashing some positives up the middle....especially when the knock was that you couldn't do either.
Meanwhile Cardinal fans are singing the "Oh Delvin Perez is young" song given how bad things are going at this point.
Lux is looking like the mature, quiet, all business prospect that has the poise to prove his doubters wrong....ya know, the things you want out of a kid when you see he has family that's been drafted to the big leagues.
Whether you believe in him or not, his trend is more of proving his doubters wrong than proving them right since he has been here.