For those looking for the next Black Hope in Baseball meet Byron Buxton

[Da_Eggman]

there always seem to be great debate on here about baseball not having a true black superstar

well not for long Byron Buxton will be one of if not the best player in baseball in about 2 years

In 73 games between two levels, Buxton is now hitting .340/.426/.546 with 34 extra-base hits and 33 steals.

Baseball America - which ranked Buxton as the 19th best prospect in baseball prior to the season - quoted a National League scout as saying Buxton is "the best prospect I've seen in (more than a decade) of full-time scouting."

"It's not even close. Tools, athleticism, feel and vision. Time will tell what kind of major league player he becomes, but the sky is the limit."

Baseball America had this to say about Buxton as well:

A third pro scout has seen Midwest League stars come and go for more than a decade. In his eyes, Buxton's hitting approach is better than Trout's was when he was in the league. He hedges a bit, saying that he doesn't know if Buxton will develop as Trout has, but says strictly based on MWL performance, Buxton has been better.

"Joe Mauer, Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, that's the grouping I have him in as far as pure hitting approach," said the scout, who saw all three of those future big league stars come through the MWL.

“I was expecting to see a raw tools guy who flashes brilliance. That’s what a normal 19-year-old from a small town does in the Midwest League. That’s not him,” an NL scout said.

Midwest League stats

PLAYER GAMES AVG OBP SLG HR XBH RBI SB
Trout 81 .362 .454 .526 6 32 39 45
Buxton 68 .341 .431 .559 8 33 55 32



Houston you not taking him first

 

[HHR]

Houston you not taking him first

Maybe...but Correa had been great as well. Hardly what I'd consider a "mistake" at this point.

But Buxton and Sano hitting 3-4 in 3 years might be

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[Da_Eggman]

Maybe...but Correa had been great as well. Hardly what I'd consider a "mistake" at this point.

But Buxton and Sano hitting 3-4 in 3 years might be

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yeah agreed its like having both Trout and Harper in the minors right now

 

[FreedS[ohh]lave]

Maybe...but Correa had been great as well. Hardly what I'd consider a "mistake" at this point.

But Buxton and Sano hitting 3-4 in 3 years might be

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If the Twins can get one or two big time power pitchers in the draft

 

[duckbutta]

someone is looking for the next black hope in baseball

while they are at it, can they also find the current black hope in baseball

 

[Czerka]

im done with black baseball players, heyward upton etc, only setting yourself up for disappointment

 

[kash10003]

homeboy struck out twice last night @ the futures game

 

[The War Report]

im done with black baseball players, heyward upton etc, only setting yourself up for disappointment

McCutchen :seriously: