I wrote over the winter that it was reasonable to project Ackley and Seager as similar to Pedroia and Ellsbury, in terms of both being top-50 hitters in the majors (at least they were in 2011), and that was way before Seager became the darling he is now.
But my way of analysis isn't based on scout stuff (since I'm not qualified), it's looking at minor-league performance under age 23, and one thing minor league performance can't do is replicate the conditions of Safeco.
So, particularly after we all witnessed Beltre slug over .500 before and after Seattle but never in Seattle, I do try to be aware of how Safeco affects hitters.
Jumping right to "trade bait" maybe was rash, but I did want to get to the heart of whether Seager really was likely to be a good Safeco hitter or not. I hadn't heard the argument that he might not be a good fit.
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