He does rack up the errors at 3rd I dont think he stays there at all similar to my feelings towards wilmer Flores at SS. He’s TOO big in my opinion he’s not a fluid 3rd basemen. I think the Mets will continue to give him 3B reps but he’ll be predominately used at 1B for his own benefit. So he can concentrate on his main tool and his only way of making it to the pros which is Hitting.

Lol again at butcher in the field I have to laugh everytime i here that term used

He’s never going to come close to gold glove caliber, or perhaps even average, but he has been improving – so I’m willing to call it passable if he works at it.

Just to clarify – I did not directly mean he swings for the fences. He is not an all or nothing hitter. What BBLB mentioned under, about him not being patient at the plate, is along the lines of what I meant.

He is a serviceable fielder, but gun to my head, I do expect him to change positions to first base down the line.

In terms of pure or raw power power, the only one that can match him on the names mentioned is Ike Davis. Kirk and Valdy cannot hit for the power the way that Aderlin potentially can.

Fielding is passable means he is serviceable but not a great fielder.

“His ability to hit for contact is thrown into question because he is an aggressive hitter”

Doesnt mean he swings for the fences….means he doesnt take a lot of pitches he attacks isnt patient at the plate.

Swinging for the Fences is Jeremy Burnitz!!!! “Im going to swing as hard as i possibly can with my uppercut swing on every pitch no matter what”

Duda and Flores do not fit that description….For one Duda is accused of being too patient and the Mets want him to be more aggressive. Flores does not strike out a lot. The only similarities between Aderlin and Duda is they are both big guys whom are slow, prior to this year Duda was a patient hitter and didnt strike out a lot and he walked a lot but after this new Mets regime changed his approach things got out of whack…only comparison to Flores is both are slow footed Flores is way more fluid in movement though and they both play 3B nothing else in common at all…

1.”chipper was not slow, he played SS when he first came up and outfield later and he played 3b not first.”

-Yeah Chipper played all of “3 GAMES” at SS when he was 1st called up lol…As far as OF yeah no slow footed player ever plays OF Adam Dunn,Lucas Duda, Manny Ramirez etc etc etc…CF is the only OF position that REQUIRES speed as a MUST you can get away with it in the corners. Also I NEVER stated Chipper was a 1B and not a 3B…all I did was mention a handful of slow footed players in the MLB that were highly successful, and there are tons more.
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2.”Now you want to compare a kid who hit .260 in A ball to a triple crown winner and a couple of guys who hit 50HRs in the show. Im glad to see the faith you have in this kid.”

- At NO point and time did I compare him as being on par with any of those players. All I did was mention that the same things were said about those players “BEFORE” they were “STARS” when they were minor leaguers and they turned out great. Am I saying Aderlin is as great as any of those I mentioned “NO” am I saying there is a chance that he COULD be as successful “YES” anything is possible.

~So you stand corrected Sir.

This is a nice way of saying the kid cant field and he swings for the fences isnt it? If he could field 3b they wouldnt be saying he needs to play first.

This guy is the same as Duda, Lutz, the departed Evans and the like. Davis and Flores are also similar but have far more talent than the others. Kirk and Valdy are similar all or nothing hitters but they can run.

Next season will be his age-24 season, so he is a little short on time, but that is because he was late to the system. To put it simply, Rivera can hit. He has a really nice swing and an incredibly discerning eye for his age – I do not particularly mean he walks a lot, but his high batting average can be attributed to his patience and great eye at the plate.

He got the same midseason promotion to St.Lucie as you mentioned, and was very impressive across the two levels. He finished with a .320 average on the year, and his average in St.Lucie alone was .306. In around the same amount of ABs, he hit the same amount of doubles, yet only one HR, so there’s slight cause for worry.

The Mets could decide to push the envelope with TJ and start his age-24 season in Binghamton, where he likely will be able to handle himself. They almost have to if they want him up the majors sooner rather than later.

He projects out to be a solid, if not unspectacular type of player… He could definitely hit .300 in the majors, and maybe steal 5-10 bases. If he continues his patience as he gets promoted, his BB/K ratio will also stay strong and he could project out to be a good player at the shortstop position. He is old for the leagues he has been playing in so far, so it is important to take the stats with a little bit of salt, you know? However, he has the right skillset to project out to be, at least, an average MLB shortstop or second baseman.

But more importantly defensively he was somewhat ready. He was advance defensively where as Rodriguez is a liability defensively and still learning to hit minor league pitching.

It would be a miracle and a little insanity involved on that GM’s part if anyone selects Aderlin in the upcoming Rule V draft to remain on the big league club for a full season. Another reason teams dont reach for lower level prospects like this is it stunts there growth missing a whole year of playing everyday.

There are exceptions mostly pitchers though Johan Santana whom was used as a reliever when he was selected in the Rule V by the Twins.

He strikes out a lot – as do most Power hitting prospects

He is slow footed – So was Ike Davis,Miggy Cabrera, Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder, Chipper Jones, etc etc etc… Do you realize it is the slow footed MLB players whom get paid the largest size contracts as well? POWER & Run producing ability makes up for all other short comings.

He has no position – Uh he plays 1B/3B….But most dont believe he will be able to stay at 3rd as he gets older. prime example Miggy Cabrera.

I seem to detect a pattern here – A pattern that most teams have in there minors with young prospects signed internationally at ages 16 and highschool prospects drafted.And even some players drafted out of college… Prime examples Bryce Harper, Wil Myers, Nick Castellano, Mike Olt 3 of the top position player prospects in the league and all have been move around to different positions.

Teams move hitters around to suit the need of the big league club. It seems more so with the Mets due to everyone focusing in on Daniel Murphy and more recently Valdespin. The reason Wilmer Flores wasnt moved from SS was because if he was able to field the position at an average level his value automatically SKY ROCKETS. Due to the position not being one that houses a lot of good/great hitters and moreso known as a defensive position Catcher is another spot which is similar in that regard. How valuable is Ruben Tejada if he cant play SS? Not much value at all

A team like Florida or Houston that has nothing to lose, no clear cut 1b or 3bman and roster space could take a flyer on Rodriguez and then stash him away in Double A for 2014 for more seasoning.

It happened with a former Met prospect, named Enrique Cruz 10 years or so ago, who also was left unprotected and picked by Milwaukee. Obviously, he wasn´t really missed but ya never know. The tools are there for, say, a Mark Reynolds type career.

With Wilmer Flores just 3 months older than Aderlin but far more advanced and likelier to become a productive major leaguer, this was a justifyable risk to take imho.

Another aspect is the structure of the current 40-man roster. It already features over a dozen players as of today which definitely would benefit from more seasoning in the upper minors and do not figure to open 2013 on the major league roster:
Pitchers: Wheeler – McHugh – either Mejia or Familia (the other in the Mets pen) – Gorski – Germen – and maybe either Carson or Elvin Ramirez (the other in the Mets pen)
Hitters: Flores – Tovar – Havens – Lutz – Puello – Lagares

And that´s already assuming that Hefner, Edgin, Burke, Nieuwenhuis, Hicks and Valdespin are all locks for the 25-man roster and that Recker gets removed when a real MLB C is acquired.

So, once the injuries begin mounting, there will be players that need to be DFAd.
So, it seems better to have players close to the majors on the 40-man than longterm projects that probably won´t be of use until 2015.