Justin Upton, Destroyer of Worlds
May 26, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Minor Leagues, Personalities
Well, okay, maybe not worlds. But with the way Justin Upton is destroying pitchers, it’s only a matter of time before he sets his sights on the planets.
B.J.’s little brother, the first pick overall in the 2000 draft, is batting .325/.386/.775 in 11 games at Double-A Mobile since being promoted from Visalia. He hit “only” .341/.433/.540 in 32 California League games.
Wait, here’s the scary part: Upton is 19 years old.
Uh, I could make pretty mean arm farts when I was that age. Not that there’s anything wrong with arm farts, but wow. Presumably Upton can’t maintain his current pace (.450 ISO, are you kidding?) all year long, but at this point, you have to wonder how the Diamondbacks are going to keep him of the big-league roster in 2008.
Heck, they might have trouble keeping him out of Phoenix this year. Did I mention that he’s 19 years old?
I’m depressed. Think I’ll go work on my arm farts…
Thats insane. Yeah they’re not going to be able to keep him out of the bigs the way he’s going.
Man they’ve got a good crop of young talent. Stephen Drew, Conor Jackson, and the kid they just called up thats swinging away – Mark Reynolds.
It’s truly scary.
How does the kid find time to chase girls and do upside down tap chugs?
As a Padres fan, there’s only one team in the NL West that concerns me long term, and that’s the Diamondbacks. They have sick young talent, a smart GM, and an owner who used to be an agent. I’m not at all comfortable with that combination.
Yeah Geoff I can see where you’re a bit nervous about the D-Backs. Great Young talent, pitching, the ‘pen hasn’t been overly horrible. Though they could really use a good catcher. I think the tandem they’ve got now are terrible.
Though I haven’t seen a lot games mind you.