[heman0420]

In 2005 he flew through the Minors faster than anyone I have seen to join the Twins towards the end of that year. He is now on Tampa Bay. He is doing ok, but he should be doing a lot better considering the team he is on. I wonder what happened to the stud that went up the ranks so fast. What do you guys think?

[xdanx]

His ego gets in the way.

[Raymond]

heman0420 Wrote:In 2005 he flew through the Minors faster than anyone I have seen to join the Twins towards the end of that year. He is now on Tampa Bay. He is doing ok, but he should be doing a lot better considering the team he is on. I wonder what happened to the stud that went up the ranks so fast. What do you guys think?

He does what most Hot Prospects do, have decent but forgetable careers at the MLB level...

[nationalyankee]

Raymond Wrote:

heman0420 Wrote:In 2005 he flew through the Minors faster than anyone I have seen to join the Twins towards the end of that year. He is now on Tampa Bay. He is doing ok, but he should be doing a lot better considering the team he is on. I wonder what happened to the stud that went up the ranks so fast. What do you guys think?

He does what most Hot Prospects do, have decent but forgetable careers at the MLB level...

I disagree - his career so far has been anything but forgettable.

[heman0420]

I am just hoping he can turn things around soon and become as dominate as he was in the Minors. His run in 2005 was extremely impressive.

[leatherman]

Raymond Wrote:

heman0420 Wrote:In 2005 he flew through the Minors faster than anyone I have seen to join the Twins towards the end of that year. He is now on Tampa Bay. He is doing ok, but he should be doing a lot better considering the team he is on. I wonder what happened to the stud that went up the ranks so fast. What do you guys think?

He does what most Hot Prospects do, have decent but forgettable careers at the MLB level...

Unfortunately, this is true. A player's minor league success is an indicator of what a player's MLB success might be, but nothing is certain.

Incidentally, Garza's fast rise was in 2006, not 2005. He was drafted in 2005 and pitched 14 games that year (Rookie ball and low A). In 2006, he pitched for high A, AA, and AAA before getting called up.

Matt Garza stats


David

[heman0420]

leatherman Wrote:

Raymond Wrote:

heman0420 Wrote:In 2005 he flew through the Minors faster than anyone I have seen to join the Twins towards the end of that year. He is now on Tampa Bay. He is doing ok, but he should be doing a lot better considering the team he is on. I wonder what happened to the stud that went up the ranks so fast. What do you guys think?

He does what most Hot Prospects do, have decent but forgettable careers at the MLB level...

Unfortunately, this is true. A player's minor league success is an indicator of what a player's MLB success might be, but nothing is certain.

Incidentally, Garza's fast rise was in 2006, not 2005. He was drafted in 2005 and pitched 14 games that year (Rookie ball and low A). In 2006, he pitched for high A, AA, and AAA before getting called up.

Matt Garza stats


David

My bad. I was close though.

[Mariners & Oswalt Fan From NY]

I was really happy to see the stros get some runs off of him.