By post-hype, I mean still young players who are unlikely to be drafted in the top 250 but who had large amounts of fanfare when they hit the mid-minors. I give four who played roughly the same position and less than two years apart in age.
Brandon Marsh's August stat line is eye-popping (1.171 OPS, .235 ISO). After being a major disappointment for years, he has put up a solid season and just finished an electrifying month. Not bad for a player with an ADP around Massive Yahoo oversights.
Drafted a couple of rounds earlier was Jarred Kelenic. With an ADP of about #265, you got about what you paid for.
Drafted about #360, Alex Kiriloff was having a nice season when injury bit.
Jo Adell went mostly undrafted and is probably better that way.
None of these four OFs have yet turned 26. All were highly hyped and have disappointed dramatically. It turns out that Marsh was the one to own even without a ton of SB. Was there any reason a year ago to suspect that? Certainly, the naysayers about Adall had their way. Marsh happens to be the oldest by over a year.
What is your take on these four compared to your take a year ago? What players fit the same description--hyped at age 20-23 and disappointing by age 23-24. Who do you plan to throw a bone to in March?
Brandon Marsh's August stat line is eye-popping (1.171 OPS, .235 ISO). After being a major disappointment for years, he has put up a solid season and just finished an electrifying month. Not bad for a player with an ADP around Massive Yahoo oversights.
Drafted a couple of rounds earlier was Jarred Kelenic. With an ADP of about #265, you got about what you paid for.
Drafted about #360, Alex Kiriloff was having a nice season when injury bit.
Jo Adell went mostly undrafted and is probably better that way.
None of these four OFs have yet turned 26. All were highly hyped and have disappointed dramatically. It turns out that Marsh was the one to own even without a ton of SB. Was there any reason a year ago to suspect that? Certainly, the naysayers about Adall had their way. Marsh happens to be the oldest by over a year.
What is your take on these four compared to your take a year ago? What players fit the same description--hyped at age 20-23 and disappointing by age 23-24. Who do you plan to throw a bone to in March?
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