We'll All Want To Have Albert Almora's Babies in 2016 Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

Currently pwning the Florida State League as if they were a bunch of Yetis.

[Tonker]

Don't get me wrong, .360/.360/.440 is very good, but it's not exactly pwnage.  Also, although he's absolutely battering lefties (OPS of 2.000!), his line against righties is, as you might expect, less... well, pwn-ey: .167/.167/.167.  All of this, clearly, has to be qualified with a big, fat, small sample size warning: but then, so does your original assertion.

So, all in all... meh.  I ain't worried, but I ain't blown away, either.

[PenFoe]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

[InternetApex]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

In 2016, the Cubs will be a really good team. And they'll need a 4th outfielder. Boner. Time.

[PenFoe]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

In 2016, the Cubs will be a really good team. And they'll need a 4th outfielder. Boner. Time.

TO BAD THERE ONYL GONNA HAVE A FORTH SHORTSTOP

[Eli]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

In 2016, the Cubs will be a really good team. And they'll need a 4th outfielder. Boner. Time.

EXACTLY. And this poor man's Melky Cabrera will be just the ticket.

[ChuckD]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

In 2016, the Cubs will be a really good team. And they'll need a 4th outfielder. Boner. Time.

EXACTLY. And this poor man's Melky Cabrera will be just the ticket.

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

[PenFoe]

BUMP for another homer, this one in the first inning of today's game.

He's now 20 for his last 44 and has a hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Last 10 games:
.442/.478/.628

And, oh yeah...he just turned 20 a few months ago.

But hey...

Hopefully he's able to get back on the path of being a solid 4th outfielder on a really good team.

In 2016, the Cubs will be a really good team. And they'll need a 4th outfielder. Boner. Time.

EXACTLY. And this poor man's Melky Cabrera will be just the ticket.

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

Another homer! FYE

[Eli]

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

I don't think he's all that speedy, right? Just 15 career stolen bases (with 9 times caught).

I also wouldn't really mind a lesser version of Melky as an outcome. I don't actually think Almora will outright suck, but I just don't find him that interesting. Maybe he'd be more exciting in a different team's system, but there are a good 6-7 guys now with way more upside. On the plus side, sounds like they grabbed a backup version of Almora with McKinney, so hopefully one can pan out as a solid OF option.

[ChuckD]

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

I don't think he's all that speedy, right? Just 15 career stolen bases (with 9 times caught).

I also wouldn't really mind a lesser version of Melky as an outcome. I don't actually think Almora will outright suck, but I just don't find him that interesting. Maybe he'd be more exciting in a different team's system, but there are a good 6-7 guys now with way more upside. On the plus side, sounds like they grabbed a backup version of Almora with McKinney, so hopefully one can pan out as a solid OF option.

Speed doesn't necessarily mean SBs. That's a bit of a different skillset.

He's not Hamilton-esque, but Almora's a 50-60+ guy in terms of his legs from what I've read. Good for grabbing the extra base and getting to stuff in the gap (which I suppose you can consider under "Glove"). Which is to say, it's definitely an improvement over "poor man's Melky Cabrera."

[Saul Goodman]

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

I don't think he's all that speedy, right? Just 15 career stolen bases (with 9 times caught).

I also wouldn't really mind a lesser version of Melky as an outcome. I don't actually think Almora will outright suck, but I just don't find him that interesting. Maybe he'd be more exciting in a different team's system, but there are a good 6-7 guys now with way more upside. On the plus side, sounds like they grabbed a backup version of Almora with McKinney, so hopefully one can pan out as a solid OF option.

Speed doesn't necessarily mean SBs. That's a bit of a different skillset.

He's not Hamilton-esque, but Almora's a 50-60+ guy in terms of his legs from what I've read. Good for grabbing the extra base and getting to stuff in the gap (which I suppose you can consider under "Glove"). Which is to say, it's definitely an improvement over "poor man's Melky Cabrera."

The switch-hitting costs extra.

[Tonker]

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

I don't think he's all that speedy, right? Just 15 career stolen bases (with 9 times caught).

I also wouldn't really mind a lesser version of Melky as an outcome. I don't actually think Almora will outright suck, but I just don't find him that interesting. Maybe he'd be more exciting in a different team's system, but there are a good 6-7 guys now with way more upside. On the plus side, sounds like they grabbed a backup version of Almora with McKinney, so hopefully one can pan out as a solid OF option.

...or in pretty much any Cubs' farm system from the last... oh, eighty years or so.  Had Almora been around in the McFail/Hendry days, we'd all have been wanking our balls flat over him.  That we're playing hard to get is purely a reflection of how good the Cubs' farm is now.

I have a raging stiffy and it simply won't go away.  I'm starting to worry about gangrene.

[Quality Start Machine]

Assuming his glove and speed are as good as advertised, I'd definitely take a "poor man's Melky Cabrera" at the plate.

I don't think he's all that speedy, right? Just 15 career stolen bases (with 9 times caught).

I also wouldn't really mind a lesser version of Melky as an outcome. I don't actually think Almora will outright suck, but I just don't find him that interesting. Maybe he'd be more exciting in a different team's system, but there are a good 6-7 guys now with way more upside. On the plus side, sounds like they grabbed a backup version of Almora with McKinney, so hopefully one can pan out as a solid OF option.

Speed doesn't necessarily mean SBs. That's a bit of a different skillset.

He's not Hamilton-esque, but Almora's a 50-60+ guy in terms of his legs from what I've read. Good for grabbing the extra base and getting to stuff in the gap (which I suppose you can consider under "Glove"). Which is to say, it's definitely an improvement over "poor man's Melky Cabrera."

He covers an awful lot of ground out in CF. He's had to, since he still hasn't played with any corner OFs who look like future major leaguers yet.

[PenFoe]

Already 2-2 today (early game since they're playing a DH after getting rained out yesterday.)

The resurgence continues!

[Quality Start Machine]

pwnage reengaged.