Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.
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@eatyum_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Pretty sure Royce Lewis is a made up person, he's been a prospect for at least 32 years at this point
You know he got hurt right?
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@eatyum_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Pretty sure Royce Lewis is a made up person, he's been a prospect for at least 32 years at this point
Taylor Ward of the Angels was a first round pick as a defensively advanced catcher that also had a good, but not great, outlook as a hitter. Then when they got him into the organization, they found that he was terrible as a catcher and pitchers hated to pitch to him. So they moved him off the position and said that he'll transition to 3B. I wrote him off completely at that time.
Unsurprisingly, you can't take a dude that played catcher his whole life and then expect him to be a decent fielding 3B at the professional level. He couldn't hack it and they then moved him to the corner outfield, an even more offensive position. I wrote him off a second time.
Now he has a 90 POTM card and if the season ended today, would be a top AL MVP candidate.
Moral of the story: some prospects develop slower or differently than others. Royce Lewis deserves a 95 diamond!!!!
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Royce has been tearing the cover off the ball in triple a this year
320/427/560 with 15.5% walk rate and a 18.4% with a 987 ops. Helps he'll debut against oakland at target field with the twins leading the central, could be a very exciting night in the Twin cities, Go twins.
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@codywolfgang_xbl said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@eatyum_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Pretty sure Royce Lewis is a made up person, he's been a prospect for at least 32 years at this point
You know he got hurt right?
Yes, I also know he's underperformed his prospect status every year so far (excluding so far this year).
I'm not against the guy, hope he does well, I just wouldn't bet money on him doing so.
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@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@eatyum_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Pretty sure Royce Lewis is a made up person, he's been a prospect for at least 32 years at this point
Taylor Ward of the Angels was a first round pick as a defensively advanced catcher that also had a good, but not great, outlook as a hitter. Then when they got him into the organization, they found that he was terrible as a catcher and pitchers hated to pitch to him. So they moved him off the position and said that he'll transition to 3B. I wrote him off completely at that time.
Unsurprisingly, you can't take a dude that played catcher his whole life and then expect him to be a decent fielding 3B at the professional level. He couldn't hack it and they then moved him to the corner outfield, an even more offensive position. I wrote him off a second time.
Now he has a 90 POTM card and if the season ended today, would be a top AL MVP candidate.
Moral of the story: some prospects develop slower or differently than others. Royce Lewis deserves a 95 diamond!!!!
Taylor ward has one good month and his name is in the same sentance with the letters MVP... Settle down. Angels will still choke and if ward does remain a star the angels will waste his career too.
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@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@genopolanco_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Sounds like Royce Lewis would have a card like… Trevor Story?
Pretty close, but more power (think Aaron Judge), less speed, and given that Story is now a Mendoza hitter, I'd hope better contact. Also, Story's card wouldn't be a prospect or future stars, it would be the "Albert Pujols" card type that are soon-to-come.
The "Albert Pujols" series of cards is for players that seem really good for a long time but then they sign for big money as a FA elsewhere, and immediately become a sub-replacement level player that the fanbase hates.
Bro it’s one month into a season. Pretty early to claim Story is a Mendoza hitter now. Some of you guys in here are so [censored] knee jerky. It’s baseball. Sometimes guys have bad months.
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You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
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@hikes83_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@genopolanco_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Sounds like Royce Lewis would have a card like… Trevor Story?
Pretty close, but more power (think Aaron Judge), less speed, and given that Story is now a Mendoza hitter, I'd hope better contact. Also, Story's card wouldn't be a prospect or future stars, it would be the "Albert Pujols" card type that are soon-to-come.
The "Albert Pujols" series of cards is for players that seem really good for a long time but then they sign for big money as a FA elsewhere, and immediately become a sub-replacement level player that the fanbase hates.
Judge-like Power? Do you even follow baseball. Lewis has been in the hyped and in the pipeline for a number of years and hasn’t broken through. I wish the guy all the best but don’t get ahead of yourself
It's not me, it's fangraphs. I do think they follow baseball, and they have his future power graded at 70.
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Except Wander was the top prospect in baseball 2 years running
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@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
After losing half my sports betting account balance on the Super Bowl in 2017, I decided I'd make it all back and then some by hitting on a hero bet: the World Series winner preseason prop. This was just before the Dodgers became the constant mega-favorite dynasty of all of baseball - they were like the 6th or 8th favorite or so headed into that year, but I had a lot of faith in Farhan Zaidi as well as their operating budget, so I threw down on that bet like a champ. Like Nostradamus.
7 or 8 months later, the Dodgers lose to Correa's merry band of trash can cheaters in game 7 of the world series. I want my payout and I want Correa and/or buzzer boy Altuve to write the check.
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@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
After losing half my sports betting account balance on the Super Bowl in 2017, I decided I'd make it all back and then some by hitting on a hero bet: the World Series winner preseason prop. This was just before the Dodgers became the constant mega-favorite dynasty of all of baseball - they were like the 6th or 8th favorite or so headed into that year, but I had a lot of faith in Farhan Zaidi as well as their operating budget, so I threw down on that bet like a champ. Like Nostradamus.
7 or 8 months later, the Dodgers lose to Correa's merry band of trash can cheaters in game 7 of the world series. I want my payout and I want Correa and/or buzzer boy Altuve to write the check.
Ah yeah that's rough. One of the reasons I don't gamble.
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@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
After losing half my sports betting account balance on the Super Bowl in 2017, I decided I'd make it all back and then some by hitting on a hero bet: the World Series winner preseason prop. This was just before the Dodgers became the constant mega-favorite dynasty of all of baseball - they were like the 6th or 8th favorite or so headed into that year, but I had a lot of faith in Farhan Zaidi as well as their operating budget, so I threw down on that bet like a champ. Like Nostradamus.
7 or 8 months later, the Dodgers lose to Correa's merry band of trash can cheaters in game 7 of the world series. I want my payout and I want Correa and/or buzzer boy Altuve to write the check.
Ah yeah that's rough. One of the reasons I don't gamble.
You're probably smart. I have a crazy history of getting as close as you possibly can on big futures bets with big payouts, only for my team to fail super late.
Two additional examples:
In 2010, the Netherlands lost to Spain in the World Cup finals, by conceding the game-winner very late (I think in extra time). The Netherlands were fairly big underdogs in that Cup but I had made a decent bet on them to win it all before it started, because I felt the odds were just too good to pass up. They had crushed it in the Euros headed into the World Cup. But I lose on a goal in extra time
Circa 2008, my Oregon State Beavers were projected to finish dead last in their conference in football. They were literally the biggest underdog of the Pac10 (I think this was before it became the Pac12). But my superfan buddy talked me into the Beavers being highly overlooked and we both put down bets on the Beavers to win the conference. It was like 50 to 1 - like taking the Royals to win the Series in MLB this year.
Flash forward to the Civil War game (last game of season, OSU vs. Oregon), and if the Beavs win, they win the conference and head to the Rose Bowl for the first time in my viewing lifetime. I think it was like 4 grand or more I stood to win just on that one game. They'd already shocked the world by winning enough to get to that spot, and they were at home. I got tickets along with that superfan buddy (he stood to win 20 G's) and we tailgated and boozed and were right there in person with our orange on to watch the Beavs....get utterly destroyed. Massive blowout. It was the saddest live sporting event I've ever attended.
Who needs Disneyland when you ride rollercoasters like that?
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Story > Lewis.
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@ikasnu_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
Story > Lewis.
Clark > Lewis
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@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
After losing half my sports betting account balance on the Super Bowl in 2017, I decided I'd make it all back and then some by hitting on a hero bet: the World Series winner preseason prop. This was just before the Dodgers became the constant mega-favorite dynasty of all of baseball - they were like the 6th or 8th favorite or so headed into that year, but I had a lot of faith in Farhan Zaidi as well as their operating budget, so I threw down on that bet like a champ. Like Nostradamus.
7 or 8 months later, the Dodgers lose to Correa's merry band of trash can cheaters in game 7 of the world series. I want my payout and I want Correa and/or buzzer boy Altuve to write the check.
Ah yeah that's rough. One of the reasons I don't gamble.
You're probably smart. I have a crazy history of getting as close as you possibly can on big futures bets with big payouts, only for my team to fail super late.
Two additional examples:
In 2010, the Netherlands lost to Spain in the World Cup finals, by conceding the game-winner very late (I think in extra time). The Netherlands were fairly big underdogs in that Cup but I had made a decent bet on them to win it all before it started, because I felt the odds were just too good to pass up. They had crushed it in the Euros headed into the World Cup. But I lose on a goal in extra time
Bruh I'm Dutch and you just tore open a wound that took 10 years to heal. I still see Iniesta in my dreams.
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@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@vk_ratliff_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
@raesone_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
You played some good ole Texas hold 'em with Correa and he didn't pay up?
After losing half my sports betting account balance on the Super Bowl in 2017, I decided I'd make it all back and then some by hitting on a hero bet: the World Series winner preseason prop. This was just before the Dodgers became the constant mega-favorite dynasty of all of baseball - they were like the 6th or 8th favorite or so headed into that year, but I had a lot of faith in Farhan Zaidi as well as their operating budget, so I threw down on that bet like a champ. Like Nostradamus.
7 or 8 months later, the Dodgers lose to Correa's merry band of trash can cheaters in game 7 of the world series. I want my payout and I want Correa and/or buzzer boy Altuve to write the check.
Ah yeah that's rough. One of the reasons I don't gamble.
You're probably smart. I have a crazy history of getting as close as you possibly can on big futures bets with big payouts, only for my team to fail super late.
Two additional examples:
In 2010, the Netherlands lost to Spain in the World Cup finals, by conceding the game-winner very late (I think in extra time). The Netherlands were fairly big underdogs in that Cup but I had made a decent bet on them to win it all before it started, because I felt the odds were just too good to pass up. They had crushed it in the Euros headed into the World Cup. But I lose on a goal in extra time
Bruh I'm Dutch and you just tore open a wound that took 10 years to heal. I still see Iniesta in my dreams.
That was brutal man. I watched that game at a Buffalo Wild Wings with like 5 of my buddies, and we were all pulling for clockwork orange. The table next to us was about 6 apparent Spain superfans, all wearing Spain gear. I had it set up with the bartender that if Holland scored, he'd immediately bring a full round of Heinekens to that table of Spain fans.
How would they have reacted, I wonder? On the one hand, a free imported beer for all of them, apropos of nothing, so they should be pumped. On the other hand, their team/country just lost the frickin world cup finals and before they can wipe their tears away they got some dude rubbing it in by sending them Dutch beers and lol'ing.
Sadly, we'll never know.
Good news though: they had a raffle during that game where you get a raffle ticket with each Bud beer you bought. I drank many such Buds and won the [censored] thing! It was a mini-refigerator (for beers) with World Cup and Budweiser logos painted all over it and a clear door. Not a bad consolation prize, but it wasn't worth no 4 grand either.
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If the team thought much of Lewis, why did they sign Correra?
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@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in Don't get too attached to your SS cause Royce Lewis is being called up today.:
If the team thought much of Lewis, why did they sign Correra?
Probably just following the Rangers approach to team building:
Step 1: Accumulate all the shortstops
Step 2: ????
Step 3: World Series winners! -
Upon further reflection, here's how this will play out. Topps will surely make a Topps Now card of Lewis if he does anything while he's up, and SDS would surely make a corresponding in-game Topps Now card out of it. Perhaps an 84 gold, perhaps we get to diamonds by then. For many players, that's the kind of shortstop that would replace their current one, and as such, my thread title holds.
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Always loved his Future Stars card(s) so I'm all for a boosted card sooner than soon.
