Comments on: Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, #61-70

By: Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, Wrapup

Where Are They Now: Top Prospects of ‘98, Wrapup — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:38:26 +0000

[...] 61-70 Enrique Wilson, Damian Jackson, Corey Lee, Lance Berkman, Abraham Nunez, Joe Fontenot, Shawn Chacon, Robbie Bell, Brent Butler, Preston Wilson [...]

By: RollingWave

RollingWave — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:50:29 +0000

Yeah, but on the brigher side being a switch hitter that hits for average power AND get on base means that he probably have a bit more to fall back on.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:37:48 +0000

Good point, Mack. With the possible exception of Walker, he also seems to be a better all-around athlete than most of his comps.

By: mack

mack — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:26:44 +0000

A lot of his comps also had injury problems (Vaughan, Salmon, Walker, Belle), which Berkman, thankfully, has not seemed to encounter yet.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:10:40 +0000

RW, thanks for the info on Nunez. It’ll be interesting to see if Berkman can maintain that current pace into his mid-30s. A lot of his comps didn’t age well.

By: RollingWave

RollingWave — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:59:33 +0000

Chacon had he’s share of effective moments. and his fluke 05 second half basically saved the Yankees’ butt.

He lost some stuff to injury, and he’s pretty bad at handling themself. (including bar fights.)

Lance Berkman just might make a hall of fame case.

Also, IIRC Abraham Nunez is playing in Taiwan this up comming season… provided that doesnt’ get cut