kwelch 849 Posted July 11 Stop! Bubba Time! Â Â 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Members_Only_76 6,033 Posted July 11 I want a "Bubba" on my team! Â We'll see how he does but with PT could be a nice little combo of hitting and speed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dan 30 Posted July 11 I'm not getting my hopes but I hope things go well for him. After all these years it seems like the odds are against him, but, who knows. Crazier things have happened. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wytchclt55 239 Posted July 11 (edited) There's no way he's worse than billy hamilton, right? lol  But seriously, loved this guy back in the day. I hate he's struggled as much as he has in his pro career. He's extremely athletic. Unfortunately the comp is probably Buxton except a slightly worse hitter and fielder haha. In all honesty he should've played football. He was like a 4-5 star QB but chose baseball. Edited July 11 by Wytchclt55 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfreak2744 610 Posted July 11 1 hour ago, dan said: I'm not getting my hopes but I hope things go well for him. After all these years it seems like the odds are against him, but, who knows. Crazier things have happened.  1 month from 27 but I agree you never know. When Starling was a top prospect is when I first started really following prospects and if I remember correctly he was one of those high-risk high-reward types with great tools but not much track record. Fangraphs has his future value as a 35+. Ouch.  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Bat Theory 6,195 Posted July 11 (edited) If Merrifield could, Bubba can. Well if Leurys Garcia is your only back-up CF then you hope Bubba can anyway. But even more important he can now be on my imaginary MLB All Animal team right there in the OF next to Mike Trout and Jimmie Foxx ... or not. (Move over, Mike Carp, you are about to be de-throned ... maybe). Edited July 11 by The Big Bat Theory Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfreak2744 610 Posted July 11 49 minutes ago, The Big Bat Theory said: If Merrifield could, Bubba can. Well if Leurys Garcia is your only back-up CF then you hope Bubba can anyway. But even more important he can now be on my imaginary MLB All Animal team right there in the OF next to Mike Trout and Jimmie Foxx ... or not. (Move over, Mike Carp, you are about to be de-throned ... maybe).  Today I learned a Starling was an animal. These threads man....lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2ndCitySox 3,631 Posted July 11 What a great baseball story with him finally making the big show. He was a stud prospect (drafted in 2011 I think?) and almost quit baseball in 2017. Welcome to the majors, "kid"! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Bluth 826 Posted July 11 Man when I saw this thread I had to go outside and check if my delorean was still parked where I left it next week. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramjam24 119 Posted July 12 29 minutes ago, Michael Bluth said: Man when I saw this thread I had to go outside and check if my delorean was still parked where I left it next week. How's your sidekick 2 working these days? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WahooManiac 1,773 Posted July 12 Wow. Forgot this guy still baseballs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Edelman 597 Posted July 12 Bubba Starling remains the only high school player ever drafted in my keeper league. Not even Bryce was drafted by us while still in HS. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strahanfan92 150 Posted July 14 Back to the outlook lol.. Anybody taking a shot on him? Fairly impressive in AAA this year: .310, 7 HRs, 9 steals in 261 ABs, PCL of course Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strahanfan92 150 Posted July 28 Solid enough start so far, 8/23 .319 1 HR 3 RBIs 1 SB and 9 runs. Anyone buying in deeper leagues? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
