Comments on: Jesus Ch…Montero!

By: Travis G.

Travis G. — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:57:44 +0000

not very good speed but above average (i think).

i’m not going to say 2008 is tabata’s make or break year, after all, he’ll be just 19! and i remember reading somewhere that the hamate surgery can linger. the 09 season, his 20-year-old season, is more important imo.

ajax has the higher ceiling, but tabata seems more likely to become an everyday player. i see Jackson as an andruw/torii type guy and tabata as a kendrick/abreu kinda guy (with hopefully more power).

By: felix the cat

felix the cat — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:12:06 +0000

Wordkemper pounds the zone Like Peter North used to pound P****

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:55:32 +0000

Oh I know, these rosters are awesome. Know who’s on Robbie Cano Dominican Winter Ball team? 44 year young Luis Polonia! Crazy.

By: McLovin

McLovin — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:47:10 +0000

Doesn’t Tabata have very good speed as well?

By: kanst

kanst — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:41:42 +0000

I dont really see the Bernie comp, I see A-Jax as more of a .275/.350/.500 type player who steals A LOT of bases. He could be a 40-50 steal type player. I see something like Eric Davis.

Tabata on the other hand just seems like Abreu to me. I see .300/.380/.500 with 20-25 homers and a bunch of doubles. I think they are both going to be awesome.

Picking one is hard I think Jackson has a higher ceiling since I could see him developing a lot more power, and his speed is awesome. I think Tabata has a higher ceiling, but next year is definately key for both of them.

By: Zack

Zack — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:29:48 +0000

Love looking at that link to the VWl and seeing names such as Edgardo Alfonzo and Rich Garces on the leader boards…

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:16:32 +0000

As far as I know there isn’t such a rule. Magallanes had a 17 year old kid pinch hit in a game last year, I don’t recall his name right now. The parallel league exists to give younger players a chance to develop and rehab injured players. Montero is probably there because they have no room for him on the “big league” roster, they usually prefer proven if low ceiling players than promising youngsters. For this same reason don’t expect Vech to get a lot of playing time even if he does well, and by mid season (when the big leaguers usually join their teams) he shouldn’t be playing at all.. sort of what happened to him and Tabata last year.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:50:16 +0000

How about this,

I feel that A-Jax might be the better all around player because of athletism, but I think that Tabata might be the better hitter overall because of how great his bat speed is and his hand eye coornation is tremendous.

What you think guys?

By: George

George — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:06:17 +0000

Ajax, may turn out too be a the next raw Bernie Williams (which isn’t bad), but for me, I am very optimistic in Tabata’s upside, if he is physically fine after his hand surgery from 10 weeks back. Any new news on Tabata’s physical/playing statues?

Gustavo, in the VWL, do certain age rule requirements exist that prohibit a 17 year old in participating?

By: dan

dan — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:50:21 +0000

my bad… my opinion is still the same though