tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403092643973900215.post6036506865498891647..comments2024-02-11T00:37:47.952-08:00Comments on Optioned to Fresno - A SF Giants Prospects Blog: Stats vs. Scouts: Comparing Conor Gillaspie and Chris DominguezKevin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00114732419318117049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403092643973900215.post-55053512808749636342012-07-04T09:48:11.374-07:002012-07-04T09:48:11.374-07:00Bring up Dominguez and have him go through intensi...Bring up Dominguez and have him go through intensive hitting training with bam bam. Are you kidding? E. Burriss can bat 210 and play in the majors and we can't bring him up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403092643973900215.post-130629326105923082012-01-20T13:01:11.303-08:002012-01-20T13:01:11.303-08:00Jesse,
I am not down on Gillaspie at all. I think...Jesse,<br /><br />I am not down on Gillaspie at all. I think he could be a solid major league utility player, which I think many thought would be tough to do after a lukewarm campaign in the Cal League. I've always been impressed by his approach, and being a guy who is partial to stats, I think his ability to make contact as well as he does in the minors will transition to the Majors. He may not be a high average hitter, but he in my mind has .260-.300 hitter and .340-.380 OBP which is still a valuable asset to have, even if it comes in the form of a utility player.<br /><br />But like I said though in the post, not all people view Gillaspie as highly as some analysts do, especially in comparison to Dominguez. Now, is Dominguez leaps and bounds better than Gillaspie? Of course not. But whenever you're evaluating a prospect, another Giants blogger gave me sage advice: "What skill does that prospect have that you know can transition to the next level?" For Gillaspie, it's probably plate patience and plate discipline, but it's hard to determine because Major League pitching is different from minor league pitching. As for Dominguez, he has Major League power and a Major League arm for sure, which is more than what you could say from Gillaspie, because we don't know if could be Major League "anything" just based on reports and the tools he possesses.<br /><br />Again, I'm kinda trying to look at both sides of the spectrum. Dominguez has the tools, but it's obvious his plate approach needs a ton of work. Gillaspie has the right approach and the numbers to back it up, but the tools aren't anything special. It's kind of a classic "Moneyball" argument really (un-traditional stats and sabermetric analysis vs. traditional stats and scouting). I think the gut and even more popular opinion nowadays is to go with the numbers guy always, but as we have seen in the past, the results have been varied. We have seen some studs with great tools flop, but also some players who have posted great numbers in the minors struggle as well (John Bowker, Kila Ka'aihue). I think Gillaspie and Dominguez couldn't represent the argument between stats vs. tools any better.<br /><br />If you have to pull my arm in terms of guessing who's successful, my gut is to go with Gillaspie. But I like Dominguez's upside, and I think that's why I still got some hope in Dominguez more than most stat guys because I just don't think you can discredit a guy as naturally gifted as he is just yet. (I'd probably wait after this year before making a real sound judgment.)Kevin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114732419318117049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6403092643973900215.post-62128509235674509362012-01-20T09:13:06.159-08:002012-01-20T09:13:06.159-08:00I'm irrationally biased toward Gillaspie as be...I'm irrationally biased toward Gillaspie as being extremely in the "stat" crowd. <br /><br />I think "tools" players are overrated and at a certain point, you have to look at the stats and not just what you see on the field.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434122629151059146noreply@blogger.com