I know it’s not what Posey wants, and Sabean and Co. tend to give the “proven players” as much leeway as possible.

Where do you move him to, though? His bat plays really well at 1B, but not as impressively elsewhere, except maybe in the middle infield.

Well, regardless of community poll results, I know other people liked him, and here is the proof that I did:

I made a top 10 off the top of my head on Sickels’ site
In which I put Hector Sanchez in it.

The only knock I can find on him is his lack of power. I imagine if he does have a lack of power it will show up more dramatically as he progresses through our system.

I must also stress that ranking him in the top 10 shows how much I like Sanchez as well as how much I really dislike the rest of our system.

by Sgt. Dingleberry on Dec 22, 2010 1:11 PM EST up actions

I don’t really give a rat’s ass about scouting the sally and what they think….That was an attempt at humor….

it’s important to understand the context of any reports I write. First, 95% of the prospects I have the opportunity to see in the Sally NEVER touch the bigs. In the South Atlantic League, it’s all about quick glimpses of what a prospect can be. I wrote about what I saw in those glimpses, along with the things which would hold Sanchez back.

Also, the quotes were cherry picked to illuminate the absolute worst parts about the report. For example, the full quote about offspeed pitches was,

Sanchez displays impressive power potential in batting practice, but has yet to translate that ability into game action. A switch hitter, his swing appears natural from both sides of the plate. There’s a little length there, but his bat head speed and swing plane allow him impressive plate coverage. In game action, he showed the ability to drive pitches into the right-centerfield gap, but will need to learn how to stay inside pitches on the inner half to drive balls to the pull side. His approach also needs refinement as his load includes extra wiggle and movement which can hurt his timing. Additionally, he’s often out front of offspeed pitches and runs the risk of being carved up by pitchers who can spin a breaking ball with any consistency.

That’s not nearly as negative as the one sentence posts would make it seem to be.

I’m confident most of the general population doesn’t give a rat’s ass about what I think either.

As for the Corona, may I suggest you try a twelve of Tecate cans next time? Chill them, and serve cold in a pint glass rimmed with salt with a sliver of lime. I promise you will never buy another bottle of Mexican beer again.

You are right about Augusta. I’ll be skipping them all season unless something strange happens. It’s a painful group!

Right now, my coverage area has been limited to Rome, Georgia Tech, Savannah, Gwinnett, and Chattanooga. I’ll be heading over to Greenville next week and LOVE that park. It’s a MUST VISIT and most scouts I talk to regard it as the best stop in the Sally. Chattanooga is also a GREAT place to take in a game. Very reasonably prices and right in the middle of everything.