Comments on: Kyle Russell Update http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: BigJawnMize http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5265 BigJawnMize Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:35:04 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5265 So what is the National Baseball Congress World Series? Is this a series of the collegiate summer leagues? Is the competition on par with what he was playing against in the California league... So what is the National Baseball Congress World Series? Is this a series of the collegiate summer leagues? Is the competition on par with what he was playing against in the California league…

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5246 whiteyball Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:40:26 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5246 If anyone cares, Russell's SB team is playing at 10pm tonight against my local summer team, the Cape Capahas. www.whiteyball.com If anyone cares, Russell’s SB team is playing at 10pm tonight against my local summer team, the Cape Capahas.

http://www.whiteyball.com

]]> By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5242 erik Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:11:58 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5242 exactly. kozma's out of high school and hasn't played a game in weeks because of this whole new signing policy...or suggestion..or whatever the heck that it is. that didn't help. i wouldn't read anything in his #'s 'til your about 1/2 thru next season. i still think he's the best SS prospect in the system. exactly. kozma’s out of high school and hasn’t played a game in weeks because of this whole new signing policy…or suggestion..or whatever the heck that it is. that didn’t help. i wouldn’t read anything in his #’s ’til your about 1/2 thru next season. i still think he’s the best SS prospect in the system.

]]> By: fewgoodcards http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5241 fewgoodcards Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:08:19 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5241 erik, you are right about colby struggling. he had a very good august that brought his numbers up to where they were at the end (i believe he hit all 7 of his homers in august). of course with kozma missing 6 weeks he will run out of at bats before he gets to the point where rasmus heated up. i don't think kozma is going to get enough at bats this year for us to be able to read very much into his stats. next year at quad cities we will start keeping track. erik, you are right about colby struggling. he had a very good august that brought his numbers up to where they were at the end (i believe he hit all 7 of his homers in august). of course with kozma missing 6 weeks he will run out of at bats before he gets to the point where rasmus heated up. i don’t think kozma is going to get enough at bats this year for us to be able to read very much into his stats. next year at quad cities we will start keeping track.

]]> By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5240 erik Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:43:42 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5240 colby struggled at first at JC, too. I'm sure Koz will be fine. gordo's stuff is pretty unreadable so i can see why this got past me. i also don't really believe some of the stuff he reports, but i'm assuming he has sources so..huzzah. i'd have an easier time believing it if it were goold or even bernie colby struggled at first at JC, too. I’m sure Koz will be fine. gordo’s stuff is pretty unreadable so i can see why this got past me. i also don’t really believe some of the stuff he reports, but i’m assuming he has sources so..huzzah. i’d have an easier time believing it if it were goold or even bernie

]]> By: azruavatar http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5236 azruavatar Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:45:10 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5236 I'm with you, Lou. The data we have on Kozma thus far is meaningless statistically. I’m with you, Lou. The data we have on Kozma thus far is meaningless statistically.

]]> By: Lou Schuler http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5235 Lou Schuler Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:39:12 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5235 Isn't kind of early to say Kozma has had a "poor offensive start"? So far: 12 games, 8 hits, 9 runs scored, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts, 1 SB, no CS. If the guy was striking out twice a game, okay, I think you could call that a poor start, even with the small sample size. And I'll concede it's not a good or even encouraging start. But, jeez, this kid has taken enough heat already. Let's at least let him play a month before we start writing post-mortems on his career. Isn’t kind of early to say Kozma has had a “poor offensive start”?

So far:

12 games, 8 hits, 9 runs scored, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts, 1 SB, no CS.

If the guy was striking out twice a game, okay, I think you could call that a poor start, even with the small sample size. And I’ll concede it’s not a good or even encouraging start. But, jeez, this kid has taken enough heat already. Let’s at least let him play a month before we start writing post-mortems on his career.

]]> By: fewgoodcards http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5234 fewgoodcards Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:24:41 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5234 this came from gordo's article today "University of Texas slugger Kyle Russell, arguably the most exciting prospect drafted by the Cards this summer, appears likely to leave school to sign with the club. Last season he had 26 homers and an .877 slugging percentage. He fell to 142nd overall in the draft due to his financial demands, but the Cards apparently are bucking up to get a deal done. Given the poor offensive start by top overall pick Pete Kozma, Russell’s signing would make this draft look a whole lot better." this came from gordo’s article today

“University of Texas slugger Kyle Russell, arguably the most exciting prospect drafted by the Cards this summer, appears likely to leave school to sign with the club. Last season he had 26 homers and an .877 slugging percentage.

He fell to 142nd overall in the draft due to his financial demands, but the Cards apparently are bucking up to get a deal done. Given the poor offensive start by top overall pick Pete Kozma, Russell’s signing would make this draft look a whole lot better.”

]]> By: MikeJ http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5226 MikeJ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:24:43 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5226 ------------ I really want him signed. pay him what he wants! ------------ Now, now, let's not get crazy here, we have to save money for that Aaron Miles extension. ————
I really want him signed. pay him what he wants!
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Now, now, let’s not get crazy here, we have to save money for that Aaron Miles extension.

]]> By: Patrick Schnake http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5224 Patrick Schnake Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:15:53 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/08/09/kyle-russell-watch/#comment-5224 I really want him signed. pay him what he wants! I really want him signed. pay him what he wants!

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