Is JDom a Bust?

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

He’s only 22. Too early to tell. Could be. Maybe not.

True.

Judge was 25 or something.

Soto didn’t take off until he was 27 (assuming he’s now actually 34).

[StateEx]

He didn't have a terrible season and is only 22. Not cooked.

[Cracktoast]

his offensive stats aren't that terrible his weakness is his defense. Long term his best shot is to get traded to a team that will use him mainly at DH or work on learning 1B or 3B. IMO

[f2tornado]

Bigger bust than Dolly Parton from an expectations perspective.

Perhaps the most hyped international prospect ever, Domínguez drew comparisons to Bo Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout before signing for $5.1 million out of the Dominican Republic.

Remember his Bowman Draft (paper) card fetched $8 when the product released. Injuries have not helped. He's young and can certainly improve but getting hard to forecast an MVP type season from him.

[StlBen]

We must we keep asking if people are busts when they are still kids?

[bss83]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

his offensive stats aren't that terrible his weakness is his defense. Long term his best shot is to get traded to a team that will use him mainly at DH or work on learning 1B or 3B. IMO

Or they could put him in his natural position, center, which a bunch of professional scouts have said he's above average at... rather than stuffing him in LF.

He's already an all-star from the left side of the plate, so either hit from there full time or improve his right handed hitting.

He's not cooked; he's young and needs time... and needs the Yankees to stop #@#@#@#@ing with his development with weird decisions.

[daeve]

If he really improves he could be Brandon Marsh

[base set]

How does an above average Centerfielder become a below average corner Outfielder?

[Scarlet Knight]

He needs to become an everyday player. If not for the Yankees, somewhere else.

Then we'll know all we need to know about him.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

He can be a hobby bust and still have a solid/really good MLB career. Both can be true.

[boxbuster7]

how can we call a 22 year old a bust?

this is his first full season and while the power hasn't been there yet he is anywhere from being a bust

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

He can be a hobby bust and still have a solid/really good MLB career. Both can be true.

this.

[duwal]

has played 146 career games....simmer down

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by duwal

has played 146 career games....simmer down

but has had cards steadily since 2020

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

He can be a hobby bust and still have a solid/really good MLB career. Both can be true.

But he could also be both. I don't know whether he will (the odds are remote no matter how talented a player is). But to assume it isn't possible, or is too late is foolish.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

but has had cards steadily since 2020

You must be new to baseball. Dominican kids are signed as young teenagers. And Topps has been making cards of teenagers for a very long time. So of course he has had cards for 5 years. It means nothing. It's like saying water is wet. So what?

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

But he could also be both. I don't know whether he will (the odds are remote no matter how talented a player is). But to assume it isn't possible, or is too late is foolish.

Correct. I wasn’t trying to draw a conclusion to his career just yet, but just saying that he could, in theory go on to have a really good MLB career and still never live up to the unfair expectations collectors/investors put on him as a 16 yr old.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

You must be new to baseball. Dominican kids are signed as young teenagers. And Topps has been making cards of teenagers for a very long time. So of course he has had cards for 5 years. It means nothing. It's like saying water is wet. So what?

The odds of him taking hobby over when Judge falls off are very slim

but keep the people happy by saying otherwise

[daeve]

Originally Posted by bss83

Or they could put him in his natural position, center, which a bunch of professional scouts have said he's above average at... rather than stuffing him in LF.

He's already an all-star from the left side of the plate, so either hit from there full time or improve his right handed hitting.

He's not cooked; he's young and needs time... and needs the Yankees to stop #@#@#@#@ing with his development with weird decisions.

lol the more I think about it, the more this post bothers me.

You're putting all the blame on the org and not on the individual. Biased much? They gave him over 100 PA vs LHP, which is more than enough considering he can't hit them at all [.204/.279/ .290, good for wrc+ of 62]. vs RHP he had a wrc+ of 116, nice and above avg sure, though hardly an "all-star" lock.

Considering Grisham is not very good in CF and also very poor vs LHP, what that tells us is that Jasson certainly could've taken over if he was an actual CFer and an actual Switch-hitter. What this season tells us is that right now he is not those things. So what's the move? Tell him to scrap hitting right-handed and use him as a strongside platoon and hope he hits enough to make him rosterable even as a LF/DH? He's young enough that you don't give up but he's also been a pro for a good while now so these improvements should've already been made. Tough spot for him and even tougher for the org.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

The odds of him taking hobby over when Judge falls off are very slim



but keep the people happy by saying otherwise

Can you read? I literally said the odds are slim. Because the odds are slim for every single player in history. The odds being slim don't have anything to do with what I said....or what you said either. Please explain how the odds being slim have anything to do with him having cards since 2020?

[marl1220]

I can see him being an average, to plus average, MLB player. Nothing more though.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Can you read? I literally said the odds are slim. Because the odds are slim for every single player in history. The odds being slim don't have anything to do with what I said....or what you said either. Please explain how the odds being slim have anything to do with him having cards since 2020?

i am unable to read

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

i am unable to read

Lol

[bss83]

Originally Posted by daeve

lol the more I think about it, the more this post bothers me.

You're putting all the blame on the org and not on the individual. Biased much? They gave him over 100 PA vs LHP, which is more than enough considering he can't hit them at all [.204/.279/ .290, good for wrc+ of 62]. vs RHP he had a wrc+ of 116, nice and above avg sure, though hardly an "all-star" lock.

Considering Grisham is not very good in CF and also very poor vs LHP, what that tells us is that Jasson certainly could've taken over if he was an actual CFer and an actual Switch-hitter. What this season tells us is that right now he is not those things. So what's the move? Tell him to scrap hitting right-handed and use him as a strongside platoon and hope he hits enough to make him rosterable even as a LF/DH? He's young enough that you don't give up but he's also been a pro for a good while now so these improvements should've already been made. Tough spot for him and even tougher for the org.

100 PA is not nearly enough to draw a conclusion. 15% of a season worth of plate appearances? the equivalent of 24 games and you're ready to say that's enough? Come on.

[BigL7370]

Looking more like the next Melky Cabrera, than an out of this world talent.