Like me how many of you are surprised he hasn't made it to the bigs yet and I'm wondering if he will? I would have bet good money he would make it to the bigs after spending no more than a season or two in the AAA. He is currently hitting about .260 and looks like he is about at least 40 lbs over weight. I thought for sure he was going to be one of the best hitters in the majors , but it looks like he isn't going to make it...here's hoping he can turn it around. Any thoughts?
AJ Reed?
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Not sure where you are looking, but milb.com (http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=607223#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL) states that he is hitting .306 on the year with 6 doubles and 3 home runs. The problem Reed faces is that he can only play 1st base and above him is a guy that is currently hitting .329. He could DH, but the veteran Carlos Beltran is going to hold down that spot. Reed needs to fix some issues and when he gets back to the majors he needs to hit well enough to force teams to either trade him or keep him there. He is only 24 so he has plenty of time. He's hitting extremely well in the minors (.315), so I imagine that he will continue to get chances at the big leagues.
Plead guilty of dumbness here!...got that from a friend who looked it up...will have to straighten him out
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, but if the wt. listed is correct , don't you think 275 is way too heavy for him.
Yeah A J seems to be having a solid season so far. Looking at his size, he is listed at 6'4 and 275 ibs. He played at UK at around 240 lbs. He is probably 25-30 lbs over weight.
I think I would have to see him. That sounds like it is much too big, but if he's putting on muscle and his coaches are happy with it and he continues to produce then it is hard to say that it is bad. Especially considering that he is tied for the league lead in doubles. So, if he is that size and still legging out doubles and it isn't hurting them then I think it is all right. Still, 275 does seem a bit big and it may very well begin to peg him as only a DH instead of a 1b and DH.
By the way, I will give you (or your friend) some credit... this season is so young and there haven't been that many at bats, that a couple of good days can change things around. Reed went 4 for 5 yesterday and raised his average from .275 to .315. He was 2 for 3 with 2 walks the game before that. So, on Saturday, just a couple of days ago, he was hitting .260. He needs to keep that average up, and IMO, needs to hit for some more power. If you are basically keyholed into 1B you better bring a big bat.
It is evident that the astros only care about his hitting and want him to hit it a long way - which explains the weight gain. He looks like Matt Adams before he lost the weight this season so he could play OF.
My friend was right he was hitting .260 at the time...sure wish him the best and hope the wt is not out of complacency! Can't believe everything is not there for him to be successful.Plead guilty of dumbness here!...got that from a friend who looked it up...will have to straighten him out
Was a little disappointed for him last year - called up to the Astros, played in 45 games, batted .164. Just never took off after a horrible start. And, I don't know who they've got at first this year, but last year that was a position of need for them - it was there for the taking, if I'm thinking right. And he just couldn't grab it. There are legions of stories about guys who got off to a slow start and then went on to have great careers, so we'll keep our fingers crossed that's the case with him
Side note: all the recent talk about the Louisville kid (Brendan McKay) who's going to go, supposedly, top 5 in the draft, and that he's likely good enough to make it as a pitcher or as an infielder....made me think about Reed, who won awards based on is play in the field and on the mound. You can't do much better than what Reed did that year at UK, yet, if I recall right, he was a second round pick, and like I said, this kid is supposedly top 5. Which then made me wonder what it was about Reed that made him fall to round 2. I do know the Astros, including the manager, have been high on him, or were at the time he made it up last year, so again, hoping it's just a slow start.....
Side note: all the recent talk about the Louisville kid (Brendan McKay) who's going to go, supposedly, top 5 in the draft, and that he's likely good enough to make it as a pitcher or as an infielder....made me think about Reed, who won awards based on is play in the field and on the mound. You can't do much better than what Reed did that year at UK, yet, if I recall right, he was a second round pick, and like I said, this kid is supposedly top 5. Which then made me wonder what it was about Reed that made him fall to round 2. I do know the Astros, including the manager, have been high on him, or were at the time he made it up last year, so again, hoping it's just a slow start.....
I think one difference between the two is that McKay is seen as an elite pitcher who could be a professional pitcher, but Reed was really just an above average pitcher. He didn't really have major league stuff. So, McKay has even more versatility to some degree, even though the team that picks him will have to choose whether it is bat or ball. I think one issue that Reed had was that he was kind of keyholed into just one or two positions rather than being able to play outfield as well. Further, I think that McKay is actually having an even better year than Reed had, which is unbelievable.
He plays on a much better team , but the the individual stats are close in every category...anybody have Reed's stats?
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Think McKay is projected t5 as pitcher whereas AJ was not although their stats were very similar...AJ finished 12-2 w/2.09 era and 71 SO..at present BMC is 6-3 w/2.15 era 95 SO...AJ final batting stats were .336/.476/.735 with national leading 23 HR...at present BMC is at .390 w/14 HR. Damn good stats for both.
