Comments on: Randall Delgado and Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Scouting the Unknown

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:24:49 +0000

thanks man that would be awesome if you could. it looks like hes raked at every level but hes not even one of the cards top 10 prospects according to baseball america. id like to know a little more about him

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:40:01 +0000

@Daniel: I’ll look into it.

@EK: Minor

@Doog: I’d keep Pineda if you’re able to hold your entire roster. Miller wont be up helping until 2012.

By: Doog

Doog — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:32:38 +0000

Stephen,

I’m in a dynasty points league where my bats have me annually in the hunt. We have our playoffs during September, when Pineda (my #2 so far) may be dealing with pitch-limit issues and perhaps missed starts. Would you move Pineda now for Shelby Miller and Carlos Martinez? Am I getting good value?

By: EK

EK — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:27:27 +0000

for tomorrow:
McDonald @ HOU or Minor vs NYM
thx

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:08:10 +0000

how bout a write up about matt adams

By: ian

ian — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:20:27 +0000

ethier or brantley?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:50:13 +0000

@trick dad: Cashner.

By: trick dad

trick dad — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:48:54 +0000

hey stephen, who wins this trade in a 30 team dynasty: Andrew Cashner for Michael Saunders?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:01:02 +0000

@El Burro: Yes, I like Lyles over Narveson, Karsten, and equal to RA Dickey.

re: Duffy: I watched his start against MN about two weeks back. He pitches effortlessly, has good stuff but needs to locate pitches better. I think we see the same thing.

By: El Burro

El Burro — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:55:21 +0000

Part 2 of the question – do you like Lyles more than either Narveson, R.A. Dickey or Jeff Karstens? Those are my “flyer” options…

Regarding Duffy – watched his start last night. His stuff is legit; just finds too much of the plate, in my opinion and the fact that the A’s were blasting him aint good.

Thanks,

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:51:11 +0000

Hey, love your work here Stephen, very insightful. I have a dilemma here however.

In my dynasty keeper league, Eric Surkamp was just added to the database. Do you rate Surkamp higher than Delgado (I’ve owned Delgado for awhile now)? I also have Andrew Miller stashed away, but I’m leaning towards holding on to him at the moment. Thank you sir!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:46:49 +0000

@El Burro: Thank you for the compliment. ROS: Lyles, Teheran, Gibson. Miller and Moore wont see much time if any. Furbush, meh. I don’t know if he’s going to get a shot at the rotation. Duffy has been exactly why we have the Razzball term Roofied.

By: El Burro

El Burro — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:44:13 +0000

Nice stuff – always read your columns as I find them very helpful.

I usually save these types of comments for your later in the week columns, but Im curious for your take for my 14 team, h2h weekly, non-keeper mixed, 6×6 (holds; ops), with 30 man rosters league:

My SP depth is above average – we have to start 4 SP, 2 RP + 6 P(flex) every week:

Current SP staff — Y. Gallardo, I. Kennedy, J. Chacin, R. Oswalt, M. Pineda, D. Hudson, B. Norris, T. Lilly,

Id like to add 1 more upside SP arm. So, was wondering which of these young arms you like best for the ROS – they would act as my SP#8 or SP#9, so not a lot of pressure here… yet:

AVAILABLE FA’s:
J. Teheran
J. Lyles
D. Duffy
C. Furbush (does he get a shot at rotation?)
K. Gibson*
M. Moore*
S. Miller *

* obviously, not up yet.

Gracias.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:42:19 +0000

@Mark: Perfect analysis.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:19:57 +0000

Nieuwenhuis is a “so underrated he’s overrated” guy. He came out of an NAIA school, but displayed solid tools in A-ball, catching the attention of nerdy Mets fans like me who pay attention to the depths of their farm system. He followed it up with a monster second half in his second year in Hi-A and another solid year last year. He’s a bit of a “tweener” in that he may not have the combo of bat and glove ever to play at any outfield position as anything more than an average regular, though he does have some athleticism he’s still tapping into considering his lack of amatuer polish. He has a sweet left handed swing, but he needs to learn to generate more loft to ever truly tap into his ultimate power potential. His upside is in the Hunter Pence (if he can cut down on the K’s) or Curtis Granderson (if he can hit more balls in the air) range, a guy with a solid career and a spectacular year or two in his prime (which is where Pence and Granderson are right now). Worst case, he’s a fringe starter/fourth outfielder with a well rounded offensive/defenisve profile for such a role.