I don't get the insane Julio Rodriguez Hype

[Jim65]

He had a 147 OPS+ which was Top 10 in all of MLB, as a 22 year old rookie, that pretty special.

[Shoeless Moe]

Definitely over-hyped, as most young players are these days.

Potential though to be a very good player.

He kind of choked in the Playoffs last year, but again he is young, so we'll see.

Griffey Jr was only 19 his first season, Rodriquez was 22. 3 year difference is pretty big. No way I compare him to Jr at this point.

But again he could/should be a very good player. Just over-hyped at the moment.

[packs]

He’s a generational talent playing centerfield for Seattle. Why not talk about him in relation to Griffey?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by packs

He’s a generational talent playing centerfield for Seattle. Why not talk about him in relation to Griffey?

Because it's one year. We treat these guys like they're guaranteed careers like Griffey (and frankly you can buy Griffey rookies cheaper, but don't get me started) Let's say he turns out to be George Springer. That's great for the Mariners as Springer is a fine player, but when's the last time you saw anyone give a damn about his cards?

Don't make me hop in the wayback machine and bring up our disagreement of the value of Corey Dickerson

[packs]

Who wasn’t hyped in your opinion? Meaning who did you hear about see play and think it was the real thing? If not Julio.

Griffey was a god before he was a MLB superstar too. There’s a reason he was the first card in 89 UD. He hit 264 that year. People had a feeling they knew what they were looking at though.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by packs

Who wasn’t hyped in your opinion? Meaning who did you hear about see play and think it was the real thing? If not Julio.

Griffey was a god before he was a MLB superstar too. There’s a reason he was the first card in 89 UD. He hit 264 that year. People had a feeling they knew what they were looking at though.

greg jeffries, gary thurman, kevan maas , ben mcdonald, matt nokes...brien taylor........those guys occur a lot more than griffeys..

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

greg jeffries, gary thurman, kevan maas , ben mcdonald, matt nokes...brien taylor........those guys occur a lot more than griffeys..

As do guys who end up with a nice career but not a HOF one. Strawberry, Gooden, Eric Davis, Canseco, Mattingly, I could go on.

[packs]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

greg jeffries, gary thurman, kevan maas , ben mcdonald, matt nokes...brien taylor........those guys occur a lot more than griffeys..

Yeah but I was asking who you think wasn’t hyped. What I’m getting at is whether or not it’s possible to be the next big thing without being criticized over expectations.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Definitely over-hyped, as most young players are these days.

Potential though to be a very good player.

He kind of choked in the Playoffs last year, but again he is young, so we'll see.

Griffey Jr was only 19 his first season, Rodriquez was 22. 3 year difference is pretty big. No way I compare him to Jr at this point.

But again he could/should be a very good player. Just over-hyped at the moment.

So many come hyped and then flame out look at Gary Sanchez former Catcher Yankees and was supposed to be the next generation of catcher’s and instead he cannot even stay on the field because of his defense and strikes out way to much.

I hope Rodriquez succeeds but his season was good but agreed over hyped

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

So many come hyped and then flame out look at Gary Sanchez former Catcher Yankees and was supposed to be the next generation of catcher’s and instead he cannot even stay on the field because of his defense and strikes out way to much.

I hope Rodriquez succeeds but his season was good but agreed over hyped

Its the potential thats the drug to the bidders but the bar is very very high , to meet the bar the first year is a little bit easier then the 2nd year......if no huge improvement the 2nd year, on to the next rookie, unless the player is 20 years old etc..

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Jim65

He had a 147 OPS+ which was Top 10 in all of MLB, as a 22 year old rookie, that pretty special.

Fred Lynn at 23 as a rookie had OPS+ 162

Rice was at only 120.

One year of good numbers may mean something or may not.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by steve B

Fred Lynn at 23 as a rookie had OPS+ 162

Rice was at only 120.

One year of good numbers may mean something or may not.

Pete Alonso was 148. Dick Allen 162. Jose Abreu 173.