http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/02/bubba-starlings-big-day/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/02/bubba-starlings-big-day/#comment-2020820 michael.allen.engel Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:36:43 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=13913#comment-2020820  @eric.akers Advancement and improvement are two different things. I'm referring to the popular idea that a player improves more from age 17 to 18 than from 18 to 19. More from 18 to 19 than 19 to 20 and so on, like a curve where eventually large leaps in improvement aren't seen.    So what I mean is that by being older than most kids out of high school when he was drafted, it MIGHT stunt some meteoric improvement that a guy like Francisco Lindor, who was 17, might see. Bubba's same period would have been in Kansas 5A baseball which is a lot different than the challenge of pro baseball (obviously).    Still, he's got tools and more natural athleticism than most coming out of high school too, so that may be enough to bridge the gap or give him a headstart anyway.   @eric.akers Advancement and improvement are two different things. I’m referring to the popular idea that a player improves more from age 17 to 18 than from 18 to 19. More from 18 to 19 than 19 to 20 and so on, like a curve where eventually large leaps in improvement aren’t seen. 
 
So what I mean is that by being older than most kids out of high school when he was drafted, it MIGHT stunt some meteoric improvement that a guy like Francisco Lindor, who was 17, might see. Bubba’s same period would have been in Kansas 5A baseball which is a lot different than the challenge of pro baseball (obviously). 
 
Still, he’s got tools and more natural athleticism than most coming out of high school too, so that may be enough to bridge the gap or give him a headstart anyway. 

]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/02/bubba-starlings-big-day/#comment-2020819 eric.akers Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:02:28 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=13913#comment-2020819 I don't understand this line, "Despite being a high school draftee, he’s older than most high school picks, which could limit how much he can improve year by year."   I would expect an older player to be able to advance more quickly at the lower levels, mostly because of maturity, focus kinds of things. I don’t understand this line, “Despite being a high school draftee, he’s older than most high school picks, which could limit how much he can improve year by year.”
 
I would expect an older player to be able to advance more quickly at the lower levels, mostly because of maturity, focus kinds of things.

]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/02/bubba-starlings-big-day/#comment-2020817 michael.allen.engel Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:41:15 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=13913#comment-2020817  @ArrowFan Center field - maybe I should toss that in, huh? :)  @ArrowFan Center field – maybe I should toss that in, huh?

]]> http://kingsofkauffman.com/2012/07/02/bubba-starlings-big-day/#comment-2020815 ArrowFan Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:32:08 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=13913#comment-2020815 What position does he play? What position does he play?

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