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#82049	05/28/2021 6:14:40 am	Jun 25th, 2050
chris_smeaton Joined: 09/01/2016 Posts: 26 Garden Grove Highlanders VI.9	I have a prospect with 9 POT but the following comments: : He can be a very good hitter. He can develop into a decent slugger. He has decent speed.. Would you keep and develop him? (DH position as he has a negative fielding comment) Worth keeping to see what he turns into?

#82051	05/28/2021 6:25:54 am	Jun 25th, 2050
JV-Tosshin Joined: 11/11/2020 Posts: 297 Biloxi Thresher Sharks V.15	I would. Depending on exactly how bad his fielding is, could maybe take 1B in an injury emergency. I'm trying the same thing atm. Well, he's a 10POT, my guy, but still not necessarily gonna light anything on fire. VG hitter, Decent slugger, not very fast. Yeah sure, put something like that in at DH or, as I said, 1B (depending). If he's slow, just don't have him lead off to get on base.

#82052	05/28/2021 6:45:34 am	Jun 25th, 2050
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5199 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Adams It depends on your roster. The more room / flexibility you have, the more of an opportunity you can give him. Works somewhat like RL baseball. Prospects with lots of potential get more slack when it comes to minor league performance. Guys like Adams get none - he needs to put up excellent minor league stats to be worth keeping. He doesn't have to DH. Has the range and arm to play and OF corner. Fielding won't hurt him as much out there.

#82075	05/28/2021 3:25:02 pm	Jun 26th, 2050
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yeah, plenty of Range for corner. I might even put him in CF, but I have very low standards compared to most. The "above average overall potential" potential would be more concerning for me than the 9 POT. Both yellow flags. Means he is a borderline guy. But stats are king for me. If he can perform, he could have some use. Like Seca said, depends if you have the room, but he will always be hovering around the cut line. TLDR - Its possible he could be useful in the OF, but he has lots of yellow flags.

#82077	05/28/2021 3:46:23 pm	Jun 26th, 2050
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 545 San Luis Obispo Turtles IV.8	I think there's a decent chance this guy is actually better than 9 POT. I took a gamble on a similar player in Kaczmarek. He was showing 9 when I drafted him, but I felt like he had very good odds of adding to that. It turns out he was an 11 POT, and there's certainly a chance that an 11 POT with the right build can be a good DH. Kaczmarek hasn't shown much at the big league level yet, but I think he can.

#82078	05/28/2021 3:48:32 pm	Jun 26th, 2050
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9596 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I would agree. Decent odds he is at least a POT 11. But that still makes him borderline in my book. Adams has a great corner OF build, so I wouldn't even consider him anywhere else (except for CF if you are a glutton for punishment like Haverhill ). Updated Friday, May 28 2021 @ 3:49:49 pm PDT