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Monday, September 03, 2012
Bryce Harper is now like Winona Ryder in Black Swan... right down to the eyeliner! [Jurickson] Profar homered in his first ever MLB at-bat on Sunday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians, a 388-foot shot off starter Zach McAllister that would’ve been appropriate for an experienced slugger, let alone a teenage middle infielder. For scouts, it probably felt like a confirmation of everything they had been saying for years now.
At 19, Profar is now the youngest player in all of Major League Baseball, but it seems pretty clear from his first few innings that he’s ready to compete at the sport’s highest level. After hitting .281/.368/.452 in 126 games with Double-A Frisco this season, there’s a good chance that Profar is in the big leagues for good.
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1. Voros McCracken of Pinkus Posted: September 03, 2012 at 04:35 PM (#4225642)That's not exactly a dominating line for the Texas League, but obviously with his age and skillset he's quite a prospect. We'll see what the Rangers will do here.
Wow, Lockman debuted in 1945 at 18 then lost a year to military service in 1946. That's kinda unlucky.
September 2, 2012: hits home run against Cleveland Indians
he's the second youngest, according to sports radio yesterday, but I'll be damned if I can remember who they said was the youngest
Photos of the article are on the webpage; it confirms the home run was hit in the 1st inning.
That trade idea is a fantasy. That there are Red Sox fans who would not take it speaks more to the nature of fandom than anything else.
About time someone pushed that old codger Harper out of baseball!
Wait, Johnnie LeMaster? Steve Treder must have had such high hopes at the time!
I see that was McLain's only career HR (709 PA). Also Eddie Morgan's (79 PA). Buddy Kerr's photo looks like one of those "if two celebs had a kid" things that Conan (?) used to do.
Earl Averill is another Hall of Famer on the list:
ISTM his age at his MLB debut must be among the oldest for a Hall of Famer.
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