Comments on: Xavier, Hoes http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/xavier-hoes/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: neal s http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/xavier-hoes/comment-page-1/#comment-27812 neal s Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:31:04 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=2793#comment-27812 I think if you're going to draft any player out of high school, you've got to be looking for raw athletic talent above all else. 5 or 6 years of coaching later, he'll still only be 23-24 and you'll know if you've actually got something. I think if you’re going to draft any player out of high school, you’ve got to be looking for raw athletic talent above all else. 5 or 6 years of coaching later, he’ll still only be 23-24 and you’ll know if you’ve actually got something.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/xavier-hoes/comment-page-1/#comment-27809 dan the man Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:53:17 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=2793#comment-27809 I like that the O's are going after athleticism and pitching in the draft. It's hard to really go wrong with that plan of attack, especially since they seem to also be really considering character under Andy MacPhail. But you've said about all there is to say about these two dudes because there's not much to be known yet. Avery is pretty much obsolete at the moment with the organization's good depth in the outfield, but he should be ready right about the time we might need him. And it's a little disappointing about a guy like Hoes that his defense isn't good at this point. I'm more excited about that 16-year-old Dominican SS prospect we've got (can't recall the name at the moment). I like that the O’s are going after athleticism and pitching in the draft. It’s hard to really go wrong with that plan of attack, especially since they seem to also be really considering character under Andy MacPhail.

But you’ve said about all there is to say about these two dudes because there’s not much to be known yet. Avery is pretty much obsolete at the moment with the organization’s good depth in the outfield, but he should be ready right about the time we might need him. And it’s a little disappointing about a guy like Hoes that his defense isn’t good at this point. I’m more excited about that 16-year-old Dominican SS prospect we’ve got (can’t recall the name at the moment).

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