Comments on: Goldstein on Galvis and Sampson

By: Bellman

Bellman — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:45:26 +0000

Freddy went 5-5 last night and had a couple of 2 hit games just before that. Goldstein might have given Galvis a big mental lift. He also got hot for about 15 games earlier in the year. If he could raise his hitting and have a little more consistency, we might be talking about him like we do Marson. If he grows into a nickname like “Steady Freddy”… watch out.

By: Oreo & Phillie

Oreo & Phillie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:44:08 +0000

These days, I’m not sure you can get away with a shortstop that has an OBP of less than .300 who also slugs less than .300. It’s a different game, and as Dajafi pointed out, Galvis has probably come around at the wrong time.

Phuture Phillies, even with Everett’s great glove, would you really consider him to be an impact shortstop? IMO, he’s a fringe major league starter at best. Jimmy Rollins, whose glove is a notch or two below Everett’s, is head and shoulders above Everett from an overall player basis.

I’m not going to get myself too worked up about Galvis.

By: phuturephillies

phuturephillies — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:26:47 +0000

I think it kind of depends. I can think of plenty of successful pitchers that don’t hide the ball. He can compensate for that with good movement on his fastball. The only place it could be an issue is with his grip on his changeup. If he is throwing something resembling a palmball, that might be easier to see if you’re a batter.

By: Governator

Governator — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:25:06 +0000

sampson seems like a pretty exciting prospect, but the inability to hide the ball would be a concern, is it not?

By: RodeoJones

RodeoJones — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:44:41 +0000

Galvis = Omar Vizquel?