Comments on: SONAR takes on Catcher prospects

By: phuturephillies

phuturephillies — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:13:41 +0000

McBride is no longer a catcher. He split his time between 1B and LF in 2009. His SONAR score was 9.51, which ranks him 111th among corner outfielders.

By: mike77

mike77 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:02 +0000

Did not expect Michell to have a positive score when I checked his numbers. I like his 39% rate catching Base stealers. Must have a decent arm. His hitting may catch up later. He is young.

By: Supra98x

Supra98x — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:13:14 +0000

I for one was shocked that valle ended up with a score over 50, and ranks in the top 5 catching prospects in MLB. Impressive, if this kid has the same 50 “sonar” score in 2 years I’ll jump for joy! Lol no seriously, he demolishes the potential of the two catchers we traded away and I for one would feel much better about those trades if he realizes most of that potential.

By: phillychuck

phillychuck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:12:03 +0000

I thought McBride, who posted an 1120 OPS at high-A last season, followed by a 728 OPS in more ABs at AA, would be a rule-5 selection by someone. Although he looks like a AAAA player to me at this point, I think without the injuries he would have made the show. Don’t know if his arm is good enough for even a AAA catcher now, and his bat doesn’t play elsewhere.

Also rooting for my fellow Lehigh alum.

By: GregA

GregA — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:34:03 +0000

PP…How does SONAR score Matt McBride of Cleveland, and will he be able to stick at catcher? That org seems pretty well stocked at catcher, but he’s one of my favorites since we share our alma mater.