Just curious. We are all placing a high value on these guys.
Has anybody here actually seen them play on even a semi-regular basis and see some progression first hand or are we mainly going by Jays' hype and the opinions of others?
Stats paint a pretty good picture , when u see the numbers they’ve put up and their fast progression so far , especially at their young age it’s hard not to get excited. Vernon Wells might have been the last Jays prospect to get this much attention this young.
There are videos of Vlad Jr on YouTube, you’ll see he does not have the prototypical uppercut swing of a slugger. He hits nothing but line drives and they can go 400 ft +. Think Dave Winfield. He also walks more than he strikes out which is rare for a minor league prospect. Bichette profiles the same hitting approach but with less power. Contact hitters are exactly what the Jays need, good things happen when you put the ball in play. How many runners did the Jays strand this year swinging for the fences all the time? They were among the league leaders in runners left on base.
Many very respectable baseball insiders and experts who do this for a living are in awe of these 2. The generational tag has been mentioned . Keith Law of ESPN named Vlad the 2017 prospect of the year. And Bichette was a runner up. Keith Law almost never says anything good about the Jays LOL
I would only trade them for a legit franchise player controllable for several years on a decent contract.
For Mookie Betts maybe. Definitely not for Ozuna.