More thoughts on Gose

28 players in the FSL had a higher OPS than Gose on the day of the trade. It's interesting to note their age.

1. 22 years, as of next Tuesday
2. 25 years, 9 months
3. 25 y, 4 m
4. 24 y (as of this coming August 9)
5. 22 y 10 m
6. 21.9
7. 24
8. 22.10
9. 24.2 (This guy's listed first name is Rebel!)
10. 23.6
11. (McDade) 21.3
12. 24 (as of 8/4/10)
13. 23.9
14. 24.3
15. 23.2
16. 22.5
17. 23.3
18. 24
19. 22 (as of 8/12)
20. 20.4 (.747)
21. 23.7
22. 24.9
23. 23.7
24. 21.6 (.727)
25. (Pastornicky) 20.7 (.724)
26. (d'Arnaud) 21.6 (.713)
27. 24.6
28. 23.8
29. GOSE - 20 as of 8/10 (.710)
30.

the youngest person above Gose is Pastornicky at 20.7 (more on that in a sec) , and next after that is McDade at 21.3 and then d'Arnaud at 21.6

Other hitters under 20 in the FSL:

Daniel Fields - 19.6 (.699)

Okay, I've gone through #38, who's hitting .684 and got tired of looking - #38 is Tim Beckham who, as far as I know, is still considered a premium prospect and a coveted talent. He's 20 years and 6 months old.

I trust that's enough to make the point.

now, consider this - Most Jays fans LOVE Tyler Pastornicky and widely considered him a top 10 talent in our organization. They mourned his departure even if they acknowledged the benefit of getting Esco.

Compare:

TP: .258 / .348 / .376 / .724 / 24 SB
AG: .263 / .325 / .385 / .710 / 36 SB

TP get him on the BB/K ratios to be sure. But given the drooling of the scouts, they are close enough in results that anyone who thought that Pastornicky acquitted himself well at such a young age in the FSL ought to similarly be impressed with Gose.

d'Arnaud is widely considered a top 100 talent and his line is almost identical to Gose, and he's over a year and a half older (albeit the expectations for catchers are a bit lower).

One other thought.

A lot of Jays fans were really bummed when Adeiny Hechavarria (age 21 years and 3 months) struggled mightily in Dunedin and were STUNNED when he was promoted to AA anyway. Adeiny had a .509 OPS at Dunedin and now has the following line in AA:

.300 / .344 / .418 / .762

One shouldn't assume that struggling in the FSL is a sign of lack of ability, and that's especially true the younger you are.