Julio

[Sibelius Hindemith]

He was way overhyped, sold to us as the next KGJ. And he appeared to have the talent and all the tools. But mentally he just doesn't have what it takes to maintain a high level of performance.

[Donn Beach]

He seems to me to have lived up to his hype better than Ackley or Kelenic. I think he's done s pretty good job of it actually. He's not Junior, but he is the best CF in baseball currently. Be nice if he'd evolve into an even better player. But I don't feel disappointed with what we have. Think about Beltre, he seemed pretty disappointing but evolved into a first ballot HOFer. I see room for improvement with Julio, I also feel it could happen

[Captain 97]

I just don’t think Julio will reach his 5 tool potential simply

This Statement puzzles me. It seems to me that He has already lived up to it. Which of the 5 tools has he not displayed?

Power: He has 112 Career Home Runs. 18th in baseball over that span.
Average: .272 career Average is 27 points above league average.
Speed: 116 Career Stolen Bases, 8th in baseball over that span.
Glove: Defensive metrics put him well above average
Arm: Not really much to quantify this but Seems to have a strong arm when I watch him.

Perhaps what you meant to say is that he wont reach his MVP potential. Which is a fair statement.

[Captain 97]

I wonder if People were wondering if Griffey was going to live up to his 5 tool potential in 1993?

[D-train]

Wild that Julio has more power and better D and more SBs and KGJ had the better hit tool.

[Donn Beach]

Wild that Julio has more power and better D and more SBs and KGJ had the better hit tool.

It's similar to the numbers I posted comparing him to Barry Bonds seems to me. Yeah, he's a more patient hitter and he's Mike Trout. But he's not, I just don't attribute that to a failure in his character. I see it as the kind of hitter he is

[DavidGee24]

I wonder if People were wondering if Griffey was going to live up to his 5 tool potential in 1993?

I think it was much more the eye test that favored Junior. You didn't see him taking stupid approaches to ABs, doing stupid things on the bases, or laughing after a critical strikeout.

[GL_Storm]

I wonder if People were wondering if Griffey was going to live up to his 5 tool potential in 1993?

I think it was much more the eye test that favored Junior. You didn't see him taking stupid approaches to ABs, doing stupid things on the bases, or laughing after a critical strikeout.

It's the shitty ABs that kill me.

[D-train]

I had a feeling his BB rate had gone up but it has actually almost doubled.

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[Michael K.]

He seems to me to have lived up to his hype better than Ackley or Kelenic. I think he's done s pretty good job of it actually. He's not Junior, but he is the best CF in baseball currently. Be nice if he'd evolve into an even better player. But I don't feel disappointed with what we have. Think about Beltre, he seemed pretty disappointing but evolved into a first ballot HOFer. I see room for improvement with Julio, I also feel it could happen

Better than Ackley and JK. What a high bar.